diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/it/custom/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/it/custom/pom.xml
index c8e41f877d..a4e8aa16d0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/it/custom/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/it/custom/pom.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 	<artifactId>custom</artifactId>
 	<version>0.0.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<properties>
+		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/it/default/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/it/default/pom.xml
index 8f5ef946cb..9b891c19d3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/it/default/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/it/default/pom.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 	<artifactId>default</artifactId>
 	<version>0.0.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<properties>
+		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 	<build>