diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 538a39c7..ca29fc1d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
 ### Eclipse ###
+.DS_Store
 *.pydevproject
 .metadata
 .gradle
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8dcdf157..6084fb93 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -383,10 +383,9 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.11.0</version>
+          <version>3.12.0</version>
           <configuration>
-            <source>1.8</source>
-            <target>1.8</target>
+            <release>8</release>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>