diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ada2acb..d3b92ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
         <spock.version>2.3-groovy-4.0</spock.version>
         <wiremock.version>3.5.2</wiremock.version>
 
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>