diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4079496f..0fc63cc4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3.2</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
@@ -254,4 +254,4 @@
         </snapshotRepository>
     </distributionManagement>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>