diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index f971c47a63..cf426be3d3 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	<classpathentry exported="true" kind="lib" path="ooxml-lib/ooxml-security-1.1.jar" sourcepath="ooxml-lib/ooxml-security-1.1-sources.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/jmh-core-1.19.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/jmh-generator-annprocess-1.19.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
 	<classpathentry exported="true" kind="lib" path="compile-lib/slf4j-api-1.7.25.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="compile-lib/bcpkix-jdk15on-1.58.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="compile-lib/bcprov-ext-jdk15on-1.58.jar"/>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 0b30a4dc4e..53bbce44e9 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullable.secondary=
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullanalysis=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.methodParameters=do not generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate