diff --git a/v1_8_R3/pom.xml b/v1_8_R3/pom.xml
index d9ee31677..1b19fab63 100644
--- a/v1_8_R3/pom.xml
+++ b/v1_8_R3/pom.xml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>3.8.1</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.6</source>
-					<target>1.6</target>
+					<source>1.7</source>
+					<target>1.7</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>