diff --git a/spring-security-oauth/pom.xml b/spring-security-oauth/pom.xml
index 246cde96a4..3329da4575 100644
--- a/spring-security-oauth/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-oauth/pom.xml
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>