diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml

index fbd64c6..ff71b27 100644

--- a/build.xml

+++ b/build.xml

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@

    <target name="compile" depends="init, resources"

            description="Compile java sources for the framework, demos, and tests">

-      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath" destdir="${bin.dir}" debug="true" source="1.5" target="1.5" includeAntRuntime="no">

+      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath" destdir="${bin.dir}" debug="true" source="1.8" target="1.8" includeAntRuntime="no">

          <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>

          <src path="${java.src.core}" />

          <!-- the next 3 are interdependent -->

@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@

          <src path="${java.src.drag}"/>

          <src path="${java.src.perspective}"/>

       </javac>

-      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath.demo" srcdir="${java.src.demo}" destdir="${bin.dir.demo}" debug="true" source="1.5" target="1.5" includeAntRuntime="no"/>

-      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath.test" srcdir="${java.src.test}" destdir="${bin.dir.test}" debug="true" source="1.5" target="1.5"  includeAntRuntime="no"/>

+      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath.demo" srcdir="${java.src.demo}" destdir="${bin.dir.demo}" debug="true" source="1.8" target="1.8" includeAntRuntime="no"/>

+      <javac classpathref="javac.classpath.test" srcdir="${java.src.test}" destdir="${bin.dir.test}" debug="true" source="1.8" target="1.8"  includeAntRuntime="no"/>

    </target>