diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 285e6f9..33b927f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.6.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <source>16</source>
+                    <target>16</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>