diff --git a/scheduler/pom.xml b/scheduler/pom.xml
index b47521a6eb..0a50238f80 100644
--- a/scheduler/pom.xml
+++ b/scheduler/pom.xml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.5</source>
-					<target>1.5</target>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>