diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09e4f29..da5f79f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,4 +14,17 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
 </project>
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