diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/pom.xml b/gemeinsamforschen/pom.xml
index bc7d93fbaa0895c499ca3c799f8701edd407905f..d6826c2cc2f13d64733d48ea51c5ec61bb6a0b72 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/pom.xml
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/pom.xml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>