diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09eea180..900bc77b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ CSV files of various types.
 
   <properties>
     <commons.release.version>1.7</commons.release.version>
-    <commons.release.desc>(Java 7+)</commons.release.desc>
+    <commons.release.desc>(Java 8)</commons.release.desc>
     <!-- The RC version used in the staging repository URL. -->
     <commons.rc.version>RC1</commons.rc.version>
     <commons.componentid>csv</commons.componentid>
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ CSV files of various types.
     <commons.jira.id>CSV</commons.jira.id>
     <commons.jira.pid>12313222</commons.jira.pid>
     <project.inceptionYear>2005</project.inceptionYear>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <!-- Ensure copies work OK (can be removed later when this is in parent POM) -->
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 4e6bb53a..04622d90 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
       <action issue="CSV-208" type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Jurrie Overgoor">Fix escape character for POSTGRESQL_TEXT and POSTGRESQL_CSV formats.</action>
       <action issue="CSV-232" type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Jurrie Overgoor, Gary Gregory">Site link "Source Repository" does not work.</action>
       <action issue="CSV-234" type="add" dev="ggregory" due-to="Roberto Benedetti, Gary Gregory">Add support for java.sql.Clob.</action>
+      <action issue="CSV-237" type="update" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Update to Java 8.</action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.6" date="2018-09-22" description="Feature and bug fix release">
       <action issue="CSV-231" type="update" dev="britter">Add more documentation to CSVPrinter.</action>