diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7267597..8fc4f8d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 
   <name>RestAssuredAutomation</name>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>