diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-135/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-135/pom.xml
index fb9f920d1..81ac3b944 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-135/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-135/pom.xml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>@maven-compiler-plugin.version@</version>
           <configuration>
-            <source>1.7</source>
-            <target>1.7</target>
+            <source>1.8</source>
+            <target>1.8</target>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-31/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-31/pom.xml
index db139aa9d..2bfb288b6 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-31/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-31/pom.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
   <version>@project.version@</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <properties>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
   <modules>
     <module>child1</module>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-45/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-45/pom.xml
index cc42e55cf..8a39eab10 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-45/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-45/pom.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
   <version>@project.version@</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <properties>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
   <modules>
     <module>child1</module>
diff --git a/src/it/override-copyright-format/pom.xml b/src/it/override-copyright-format/pom.xml
index 3ea049ac0..07f23d662 100644
--- a/src/it/override-copyright-format/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/override-copyright-format/pom.xml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>@maven-compiler-plugin.version@</version>
           <configuration>
-            <source>1.7</source>
-            <target>1.7</target>
+            <source>1.8</source>
+            <target>1.8</target>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
diff --git a/src/it/update-file-header-test-mojo/pom.xml b/src/it/update-file-header-test-mojo/pom.xml
index 14a871d53..00ffe2f1e 100644
--- a/src/it/update-file-header-test-mojo/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/update-file-header-test-mojo/pom.xml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
   </organization>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <packaging>pom</packaging>