diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2cc5b7..de46588 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,19 @@
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  
 </project>