diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ad3c62..338f1a7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>hello-world</name>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+  
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -15,4 +16,19 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  
 </project>