diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b7f58f9..b262ad8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,15 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
 
     </build>