diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 9e43dc4..7da7ea9 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.4</version>
+                    <version>3.9.0</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
diff --git a/retrolambda-api/pom.xml b/retrolambda-api/pom.xml
index d82d4b7..a1f7883 100644
--- a/retrolambda-api/pom.xml
+++ b/retrolambda-api/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <toolchains>
                         <jdk>
-                            <version>1.6</version>
+                            <version>1.8</version>
                         </jdk>
                     </toolchains>
                 </configuration>
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
diff --git a/retrolambda-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/retrolambda-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 951a593..42346ca 100644
--- a/retrolambda-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/retrolambda-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <toolchains>
                         <jdk>
-                            <version>1.6</version>
+                            <version>1.8</version>
                         </jdk>
                     </toolchains>
                 </configuration>
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>