--- nbproject/project.properties
+++ nbproject/project.properties
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 # Space-separated list of extra javac options
 javac.compilerargs=
 javac.deprecation=false
-javac.source=1.5
-javac.target=1.5
+javac.source=1.8
+javac.target=1.8
 javac.test.classpath=\
     ${javac.classpath}:\
     ${build.classes.dir}:\