diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdceb5f..b5a145b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@
     <build>
         <defaultGoal>clean install</defaultGoal>
         <plugins>
+	<plugin>
+		<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+		<version>2.3.2</version>
+		<configuration>
+			<source>1.8</source>
+			<target>1.8</target>
+		</configuration>
+	</plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
                 <artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>