diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bade11c2..707592ce0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.3</version>
+				<version>3.8.1</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>11</source>
-					<target>11</target>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>