diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d33782ac16..3040fc62dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,5 +47,19 @@
 	    </pluginRepository>
 	</pluginRepositories>
 
+      <build>
+       
+	      <plugins>
+        
+		      <plugin>
+                          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                          <version>3.5.1</version>
+                          <configuration>
+                               <source>1.8</source>
+                               <target>1.8</target>
+                         </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+             </plugins>
+    </build>
 	
 </project>