diff --git a/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index d364cfc..1d66bc6 100644
--- a/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>