diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 822d641..f064d2b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
     <version>3.6.8</version>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>