diff --git a/asterix-lang-sqlpp/pom.xml b/asterix-lang-sqlpp/pom.xml
index a76b403..492bcf1 100644
--- a/asterix-lang-sqlpp/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-lang-sqlpp/pom.xml
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>