diff --git a/bramble-android/build.gradle b/bramble-android/build.gradle
index dbde5b267..8ff8edd7b 100644
--- a/bramble-android/build.gradle
+++ b/bramble-android/build.gradle
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ android {
 	}
 
 	compileOptions {
-		sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
-		targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
+		sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+		targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/briar-android/build.gradle b/briar-android/build.gradle
index d4af03eca..9242644a5 100644
--- a/briar-android/build.gradle
+++ b/briar-android/build.gradle
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ android {
 	}
 
 	compileOptions {
-		sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
-		targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
+		sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+		targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 	}
 
 	testOptions {
diff --git a/briar.iml b/briar.iml
index f2d23be9a..8ebfdb126 100644
--- a/briar.iml
+++ b/briar.iml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       </configuration>
     </facet>
   </component>
-  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" LANGUAGE_LEVEL="JDK_1_7" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" LANGUAGE_LEVEL="JDK_1_8" inherit-compiler-output="true">
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.gradle" />