diff --git a/libnbt-core/pom.xml b/libnbt-core/pom.xml
index ac3ba4e..777d476 100644
--- a/libnbt-core/pom.xml
+++ b/libnbt-core/pom.xml
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@
       </resource>
     </resources>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/libnbt-standalone/pom.xml b/libnbt-standalone/pom.xml
index 2b44e6c..82c11c5 100644
--- a/libnbt-standalone/pom.xml
+++ b/libnbt-standalone/pom.xml
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@
       </resource>
     </resources>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/libnbt-v1_10_R1/pom.xml b/libnbt-v1_10_R1/pom.xml
index 1bec864..ecd86e0 100644
--- a/libnbt-v1_10_R1/pom.xml
+++ b/libnbt-v1_10_R1/pom.xml
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@
       </resource>
     </resources>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/libnbt-v1_11_R1/pom.xml b/libnbt-v1_11_R1/pom.xml
index 78450b5..97b618e 100644
--- a/libnbt-v1_11_R1/pom.xml
+++ b/libnbt-v1_11_R1/pom.xml
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@
       </resource>
     </resources>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/libnbt-v1_9_R1/pom.xml b/libnbt-v1_9_R1/pom.xml
index 01998b0..a5d39e0 100644
--- a/libnbt-v1_9_R1/pom.xml
+++ b/libnbt-v1_9_R1/pom.xml
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@
       </resource>
     </resources>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/libnbt-v1_9_R2/pom.xml b/libnbt-v1_9_R2/pom.xml
index 8b7c7a8..7687560 100644
--- a/libnbt-v1_9_R2/pom.xml
+++ b/libnbt-v1_9_R2/pom.xml
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@
       </resource>
     </resources>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/libnbt/pom.xml b/libnbt/pom.xml
index eb21eda..e69e82d 100644
--- a/libnbt/pom.xml
+++ b/libnbt/pom.xml
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@
   </parent>
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 82f663d..bf938b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.5.3</version>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
         <extensions>
             <extension>