diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9850069..3ddeeb7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+			    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+			    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+			    <configuration>
+				<source>1.8</source>
+				<target>1.8</target>
+			    </configuration>
+		        </plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>