diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 35c1df83b..0e06f8dcc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<properties>
 
 		<!-- Generic properties -->
-		<java.version>1.6</java.version>
+		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>