diff --git a/evcs-modules/evcs-core/pom.xml b/evcs-modules/evcs-core/pom.xml
index bf41288f..b1b5c592 100644
--- a/evcs-modules/evcs-core/pom.xml
+++ b/evcs-modules/evcs-core/pom.xml
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@
             <version>${druid.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+    </properties>
 
     <build>
         <finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName>