diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee120cb2..1fb880c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # hello-world-servlet
 HelloWorld Servlet example with corresponding Dockerfile
+Hello
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a306a628..d703777a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.0.2</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>