diff --git a/config/build.sbt b/config/build.sbt
index 45b4932b..2acc2ae7 100644
--- a/config/build.sbt
+++ b/config/build.sbt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ findbugsMaxMemory := 1000
 
 jacoco.settings
 
-javacOptions in (Compile, compile) ++= Seq("-source", "1.6", "-target", "1.6", "-g")
+javacOptions in (Compile, compile) ++= Seq("-source", "1.8", "-target", "1.8", "-g")
 
 // because we test some global state such as singleton caches,
 // we have to run tests in serial.
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ parallelExecution in Test := false
 
 sources in (Compile, doc) ~= (_.filter(_.getParentFile.getName != "impl"))
 
-javaVersionPrefix in javaVersionCheck := Some("1.6")
+javaVersionPrefix in javaVersionCheck := Some("1.8")