diff --git a/java8/pom.xml b/java8/pom.xml
index c6351a9..cb18f17 100644
--- a/java8/pom.xml
+++ b/java8/pom.xml
@@ -14,14 +14,19 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1</version>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <fork>true</fork>
           <source>1.8</source>
           <target>1.8</target>
+          <release>1.8</release>
           <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.22.2</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>