diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 187d2a36a0..b2af5284b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,11 +11,21 @@
   <description>Sample Maven project with a working, deployable site.</description>
   <url>http://www.example.com</url>
 
+
+<!--         
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>utf-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>utf-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
   </properties>
-
+-->
+<properties>
+  <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+  <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
+  <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
+</properties>
+
+         
   <modules>
     <module>server</module>
     <module>webapp</module>
@@ -31,13 +41,24 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
+<!--      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <source>1.7</source>
           <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+-->
+<plugin>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+  <version>3.11.0</version>
+  <configuration>
+    <source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
+    <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
+  </configuration>
+</plugin>
+
                     <plugin>
                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                    <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>