diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7dacface..2bd19f6f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.14</version>
+				<version>3.11.0</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.3.2</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.6</source>
-					<target>1.6</target>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>