diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2ab1bd4..4e6ea8b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
         <jdk>1.8</jdk>
       </activation>
       <properties>
-        <version.java.source>1.4</version.java.source>
-        <version.java.target>1.4</version.java.target>
+        <version.java.source>1.8</version.java.source>
+        <version.java.target>1.8</version.java.target>
       </properties>
     </profile>
     <profile>
@@ -1100,8 +1100,8 @@
 
     <version.java.5>1.5</version.java.5>
     <version.java.6>1.6</version.java.6>
-    <version.java.source>1.5</version.java.source>
-    <version.java.target>1.5</version.java.target>
+    <version.java.source>1.8</version.java.source>
+    <version.java.target>1.8</version.java.target>
     <version.java.enforced>[1.4,)</version.java.enforced>
 
     <version.plugin.codehaus.xsite>1.3</version.plugin.codehaus.xsite>