diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5b6ea765..c5027ca53 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.3</version>
+				<version>3.8.1</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.8</source>
 					<target>1.8</target>