diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ uses a ThreadLocal wrapper for each job containing a HashMap for job key-value p
* [x] or define jobs and triggers programmatically
* [x] Cron Triggers
* [x] Simple Triggers
- * [x] Java 7 and up
+ * [x] Java 8 and up
* [x] Depends only on slf4j
## Create a Job Class
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d74a889..b00a4aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@
maven-compiler-plugin3.10.1
-
- 1.7
+
+ 1.8truetrue