diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index afcc6db8d..5c0c892ca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <properties>
 
         <!-- Generic properties -->
-        <java.version>1.7</java.version>
+        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>