diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 200936e..24cece2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.6.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
           <fork>true</fork>
           <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
           <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>