diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16aa7a8c..7d23a90a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 		<jsonpath.version>2.2.0</jsonpath.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.7.22</slf4j.version>
 		<evo.version>1.2.1</evo.version>
-		<source.level>1.6</source.level>
+		<source.level>1.8</source.level>
 	</properties>
 
 	<profiles>