diff --git a/nucleus/pom.xml b/nucleus/pom.xml
index 309fd943899..c2b2baf4220 100644
--- a/nucleus/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/pom.xml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
         <javadoc.skip>false</javadoc.skip>
 
         <maven.clean.plugin.version>3.0.0</maven.clean.plugin.version>
-        <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.7.0</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
+        <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.8.0</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
         <maven.surefire.plugin.version>2.21.0</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
         <maven.resources.plugin.version>3.0.2</maven.resources.plugin.version>
         <maven.release.plugin.version>2.5.3</maven.release.plugin.version>