diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index b4c4a6be..0d8952eb 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <release>8</release>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
diff --git a/sdk1/pom.xml b/sdk1/pom.xml
index b902d530..0649a76a 100644
--- a/sdk1/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk1/pom.xml
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <release>8</release>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>