diff --git a/example/pom.xml b/example/pom.xml
index ea808aa..cbf3e18 100644
--- a/example/pom.xml
+++ b/example/pom.xml
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/flatbuffers-java/pom.xml b/flatbuffers-java/pom.xml
index 371c677..9c6b282 100644
--- a/flatbuffers-java/pom.xml
+++ b/flatbuffers-java/pom.xml
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>