diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ced7e9025..c5cd88fd4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ script:
   - sh -c "if $TRAVIS_SECURE_ENV_VARS; then echo Travis SECURE available -- Deploy; else echo Travis SECURE NOT available --  Verify; fi"
 
   #Execute the maven commands depending on SECURE availabilty and print the elapsed time out periodically.
-  - sh -c "if $TRAVIS_SECURE_ENV_VARS; then ./travis_exec_and_print_time.sh 'mvn deploy -Pall,juno,all,kepler,all,luna --quiet --settings settings.xml'; else ./travis_exec_and_print_time.sh 'mvn verify -Pall,juno,all,kepler,all,luna --quiet --settings settings.xml'; fi"
+  - sh -c "if $TRAVIS_SECURE_ENV_VARS; then ./travis_exec_and_print_time.sh 'mvn deploy -Pall,mars --quiet --settings settings.xml'; else ./travis_exec_and_print_time.sh 'mvn verify -Pall,mars --quiet --settings settings.xml'; fi"
 
 #Several usernames and passwords/tokens are required for deployment.
 #When testing on your local/remote setup then you need to set/export env. variables:
diff --git a/it.baeyens.arduino.parent/pom.xml b/it.baeyens.arduino.parent/pom.xml
index 97b397e68..56689b95a 100644
--- a/it.baeyens.arduino.parent/pom.xml
+++ b/it.baeyens.arduino.parent/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<properties>
-		<tycho.version>0.22.0</tycho.version>
+		<tycho.version>0.24.0</tycho.version>
         <built.repo.dir>${project.build.directory}/repo</built.repo.dir>
 	</properties>
 
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<debug>true</debug>
 					<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>