diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e72ce36e..a202f8dd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
             <configuration>
-              <release>1.8</release>
               <source>1.8</source>
               <target>1.8</target>
             </configuration>