diff --git a/chart_inheritance/pom.xml b/chart_inheritance/pom.xml
index 22104baf2c58c85a0023cc00f2602a2742702028..063760e0487e024eae9672e7a590ddc27cc4c24e 100644
--- a/chart_inheritance/pom.xml
+++ b/chart_inheritance/pom.xml
@@ -15,4 +15,17 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
 </project>