diff --git a/nbproject/project.properties b/nbproject/project.properties
index 2ffcd0c..27040c1 100644
--- a/nbproject/project.properties
+++ b/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ javac.compilerargs=
 javac.deprecation=false
 javac.processorpath=\
     ${javac.classpath}
-javac.source=1.7
-javac.target=1.7
+javac.source=1.8
+javac.target=1.8
 javac.test.classpath=\
     ${javac.classpath}:\
     ${build.classes.dir}