diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2df53ba..7288929 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven.compiler}</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                     <archive>
                         <manifest>
                             <mainClass>org.clueminer.clustering.benchmark.Main</mainClass>