diff --git a/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/agent/pom.xml b/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/agent/pom.xml
index 2a6ad992..14540069 100644
--- a/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/agent/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/agent/pom.xml
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/api/pom.xml b/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/api/pom.xml
index b248b5cb..4516a402 100644
--- a/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/api/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/api/pom.xml
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
                 <version>2.3.2</version>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/plugin/pom.xml b/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/plugin/pom.xml
index 74f686b8..4236a15b 100644
--- a/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/distribution/src/core/samples/connectedcup/component/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 				<version>2.3.2</version>
 			</plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 76de4c11..baaf4a15 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1694,8 +1694,8 @@
                 <version>2.3.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>