diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index c52ad56a3..0c2f07cf0 100755
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ sonar.sources=src
 
 # Language
 sonar.language=java
-sonar.java.src=1.7
+sonar.java.src=1.8
 sonar.java.binaries=target\\classes
 
 # Encoding of the source files