diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5092f8d..809e819 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.7</java.version>
+        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
     </properties>
 
     <!-- Inherit defaults from Spring Boot -->