diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93a3567..363a34a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0.1</version>
+				<version>3.1.0</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@
 						</goals>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>8</source>
+				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>