diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c9d2cc7..ea6f4f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,4 +22,19 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  
+  
+    <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.8.0</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
 </project>