diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e75d2ad47a..cff0ddbdd7f 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <!-- Test coverage plugin -->