diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/core/JavaVersionTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/core/JavaVersionTests.java
index f825c975916..71764407520 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/core/JavaVersionTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/core/JavaVersionTests.java
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.security.core;
 
+import org.junit.Test;
+
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 
-import org.junit.Test;
-
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 /**
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  */
 public class JavaVersionTests {
 
-	private static final int JDK6_CLASS_VERSION = 50;
+	private static final int JDK8_CLASS_VERSION = 52;
 
 	@Test
 	public void authenticationCorrectJdkCompatibility() throws Exception {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ private void assertClassVersion(Class<?> clazz) throws Exception {
 			data.readInt();
 			data.readShort(); // minor
 			int major = data.readShort();
-			assertThat(major).isEqualTo(JDK6_CLASS_VERSION);
+			assertThat(major).isEqualTo(JDK8_CLASS_VERSION);
 		}
 		finally {
 			try {
diff --git a/gradle/javaprojects.gradle b/gradle/javaprojects.gradle
index 12e100510f7..8c9db93a278 100644
--- a/gradle/javaprojects.gradle
+++ b/gradle/javaprojects.gradle
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ apply plugin: 'javadocHotfix'
 apply plugin: 'propdeps'
 apply plugin: 'propdeps-maven'
 
-sourceCompatibility = 1.6
-targetCompatibility = 1.6
+sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+targetCompatibility = 1.8
 
 ext.apacheDsVersion = '1.5.5'
 ext.aspectjVersion = '1.8.4'
 ext.casClientVersion = '3.4.1'
-ext.cglibVersion = '3.1'
+ext.cglibVersion = '3.2.5'
 ext.commonsCodecVersion = '1.10'
 ext.commonsCollectionsVersion = '3.2.2'
 ext.commonsLoggingVersion = '1.2'
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ext.jettyVersion = '6.1.26'
 ext.jstlVersion = '1.2.1'
 ext.junitVersion = '4.12'
 ext.logbackVersion = '1.1.2'
-ext.powerMockVersion = '1.6.2'
+ext.powerMockVersion = '1.6.5'
 ext.seleniumVersion = '2.44.0'
 ext.servletApiVersion = '3.1.0'
 ext.slf4jVersion = '1.7.7'
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ ext.thymeleafVersion = '3.0.2.RELEASE'
 ext.jsonassertVersion = '1.3.0'
 ext.validationApiVersion = '1.1.0.Final'
 
+
 ext.spockDependencies = [
 	dependencies.create("org.spockframework:spock-spring:$spockVersion") {
 		exclude group: 'junit', module: 'junit-dep'
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testCompile "junit:junit:$junitVersion",
 			'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.10.19',
 			"org.springframework:spring-test:$springVersion",
-			'org.assertj:assertj-core:2.2.0'
+			'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.6.2'
 
 	// Use slf4j/logback for logging
 	testRuntime "org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:$slf4jVersion",
diff --git a/gradle/maven-deployment.gradle b/gradle/maven-deployment.gradle
index c637eb01659..1d0e9cde8a1 100644
--- a/gradle/maven-deployment.gradle
+++ b/gradle/maven-deployment.gradle
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ def customizePom(pom, gradleProject) {
 			developer {
 				id = 'rwinch'
 				name = 'Rob Winch'
-				email = 'rwinch@gopivotal.com'
+				email = 'rwinch@pivotal.io'
+			}
+			developer {
+				id = 'jgrandja'
+				name = 'Joe Grandja'
+				email = 'jgrandja@pivotal.io'
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -113,8 +118,8 @@ def customizePom(pom, gradleProject) {
 			.appendNode('plugin')
 				.appendNode('artifactId','maven-compiler-plugin').parent()
 				.appendNode('configuration')
-					.appendNode('source','1.7').parent()
-					.appendNode('target','1.7')
+					.appendNode('source','1.8').parent()
+					.appendNode('target','1.8')
 		if(isWar) {
 			plugins
 				.appendNode('plugin')
diff --git a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/servletapi/SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilterTests.java b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/servletapi/SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilterTests.java
index 339e4d42aa3..59611c2c354 100644
--- a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/servletapi/SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilterTests.java
+++ b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/servletapi/SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilterTests.java
@@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ public void run() {
 		DelegatingSecurityContextRunnable wrappedRunnable = (DelegatingSecurityContextRunnable) runnableCaptor
 				.getValue();
 		assertThat(
-				WhiteboxImpl.getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegateSecurityContext"))
+				WhiteboxImpl.<SecurityContext>getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegateSecurityContext"))
 						.isEqualTo(context);
-		assertThat(WhiteboxImpl.getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegate"))
+		assertThat(WhiteboxImpl.<SecurityContext>getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegate"))
 				.isEqualTo(runnable);
 	}
 
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ public void run() {
 		DelegatingSecurityContextRunnable wrappedRunnable = (DelegatingSecurityContextRunnable) runnableCaptor
 				.getValue();
 		assertThat(
-				WhiteboxImpl.getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegateSecurityContext"))
+				WhiteboxImpl.<SecurityContext>getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegateSecurityContext"))
 						.isEqualTo(context);
-		assertThat(WhiteboxImpl.getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegate"))
+		assertThat(WhiteboxImpl.<SecurityContext>getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegate"))
 				.isEqualTo(runnable);
 	}
 
@@ -392,9 +392,9 @@ public void run() {
 		DelegatingSecurityContextRunnable wrappedRunnable = (DelegatingSecurityContextRunnable) runnableCaptor
 				.getValue();
 		assertThat(
-				WhiteboxImpl.getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegateSecurityContext"))
+				WhiteboxImpl.<SecurityContext>getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegateSecurityContext"))
 						.isEqualTo(context);
-		assertThat(WhiteboxImpl.getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegate"))
+		assertThat(WhiteboxImpl.<SecurityContext>getInternalState(wrappedRunnable, "delegate"))
 				.isEqualTo(runnable);
 	}