diff --git a/matching/pom.xml b/matching/pom.xml
index e1e73f8c8..7af547c17 100644
--- a/matching/pom.xml
+++ b/matching/pom.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@
             <arg>-language:implicitConversions</arg>
             <arg>-language:postfixOps</arg>
           </args>
+	  <javacArgs>
+            <javacArg>-source</javacArg>
+            <javacArg>${java.version}</javacArg>
+            <javacArg>-target</javacArg>
+            <javacArg>${java.version}</javacArg>
+          </javacArgs>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>