diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index fcb7dfa..15148fe 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nonnullbydefault=org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullable=org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullanalysis=disabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.annotationSuperInterface=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.autoboxing=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.comparingIdentical=warning
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedWarningToken=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.varargsArgumentNeedCast=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.processAnnotations=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.align_type_members_on_columns=false
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_arguments_in_allocation_expression=16
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.formatter.alignment_for_arguments_in_enum_constant=16
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f502720..7b8c0f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+    <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+  </properties>
+
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>db2</id>
@@ -376,8 +380,8 @@
         <configuration>
           <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
           <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
+          <source>${java.version}</source>
+          <target>${java.version}</target>
           <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
         </configuration>
         <dependencies>
@@ -415,7 +419,7 @@
           <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
           <quiet>true</quiet>
           <links>
-            <link>http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.7.0/docs/api</link>
+            <link>http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api</link>
           </links>
         </configuration>
         <executions>