diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 32c31652f..0a1992ebf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- Project properties -->
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <project.jdkVersion>1.7</project.jdkVersion>
+        <project.jdkVersion>1.8</project.jdkVersion>
 
         <!-- Output properties -->
         <project.outputName>AuthMe</project.outputName>