diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3cab62f..f4b9555 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     <artifactId>CucumberBasics</artifactId>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <properties>
-         <maven.compiler.source>1.6</maven.compiler.source>
-         <maven.compiler.target>1.6</maven.compiler.target>
+         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>