diff --git a/common.gradle b/common.gradle
index 2b34f1046..4ff0b1214 100644
--- a/common.gradle
+++ b/common.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ apply plugin: 'maven'
 group = 'org.jmonkeyengine'
 version = jmePomVersion
 
-sourceCompatibility = '1.7'
+sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
 [compileJava, compileTestJava]*.options*.encoding = 'UTF-8'
 
 repositories {