diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index af113379d..8d41d6401 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@
         <central.snapshots.repo.name>Maven Central Snapshots Repository</central.snapshots.repo.name>
         <central.snapshots.repo.url>https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/</central.snapshots.repo.url>
 
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
         <maven.min.version>${maven.version}</maven.min.version>
         <maven-core.version>${maven.version}</maven-core.version>