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

index 8542245..6179cfa 100644

--- a/build.xml

+++ b/build.xml

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@

 <property name="file" value=""/>

-	<property name="ant.build.javac.target" value="1.6" />

-	<property name="ant.build.javac.source" value="1.6" />

+	<property name="ant.build.javac.target" value="1.8" />

+	<property name="ant.build.javac.source" value="1.8" />

 	<property name="version" value="2.1.0"/>

 	<property name="deprecation" value="on"/>

 	<property name="Specification-Title" value="BeanShell" />

@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@

 			debug="on"

 			includes="**/*.java"

 			excludes="${excludes},**/bak/**"

-			source="1.6"

-			target="1.6"

+			source="1.8"

+			target="1.8"

 		>

 			<classpath>

 				<fileset refid="lib-fileset"/>

@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@

 			debug="on"

 			includes="**/*.java"

 			excludes="${excludes},**/bak/**"

-			source="1.6"

-			target="1.6"

+			source="1.8"

+			target="1.8"

 		>

 			<classpath>

 				<fileset refid="lib-fileset"/>

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@

 			 destdir="${javadoc-dir}"

 			 author="true"

 			 version="true"

-			 source="1.6"

+			 source="1.8"

 			 use="true"

 			 windowtitle="BeanShell ${version}"

 			 doctitle="<h1>BeanShell ${version}<h1>"

@@ -680,8 +680,8 @@

 				destdir="${build-dir}"

 				debug="on"

 				debuglevel="lines,vars,source"

-				source="1.6"

-				target="1.6"

+				source="1.8"

+				target="1.8"

 			  >

 		 <classpath>

 			<path refid="test-classpath"/>