diff --git a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
index c35c95ed4..c1964cf75 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.3.2</version>
           <configuration>
-            <source>1.5</source>
-            <target>1.5</target>
+            <source>1.8</source>
+            <target>1.8</target>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>