--- a/test/exceptions/build.xml
+++ b/test/exceptions/build.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
       <arg line="Parser.jj" />
     </java>
 
-    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir" source="1.7" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
+    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir" source="8" target="8" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
            classpath="../../target/javacc.jar">
     </javac>
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
       <arg line="Parser.jj" />
     </java>
 
-    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir" source="1.7" includeantruntime='false'
+    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir" source="8" target="8" includeantruntime='false'
 	   debug="true"
            classpath="../../target/javacc.jar">
     </javac>
--- a/test/imports/build.xml
+++ b/test/imports/build.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
       <arg line="Parser.jj" />
     </java>
 
-    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir" source="1.7" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
+    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir" source="8" target="8" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
            classpath="../../target/javacc.jar">
     </javac>
 
--- a/test/javaFiles/build.xml
+++ b/test/javaFiles/build.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
      </condition>
     </fail>
 
-    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir/static" source="1.7" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
+    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir/static" source="8" target="8" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
            classpath="../../target/javacc.jar">
     </javac>
     <java fork="true" classname="Parser" classpath="out-dir/static" inputstring="A" failonerror="true"> </java>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
      </condition>
     </fail>
 
-    <javac srcdir="out-dir"  destdir="out-dir/non-static"  source="1.7" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
+    <javac srcdir="out-dir"  destdir="out-dir/non-static"  source="8" target="8" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
            classpath="../../target/javacc.jar">
     </javac>
     <java fork="true" classname="Parser" classpath="out-dir/non-static" inputstring="A" failonerror="true"> </java>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
      </condition>
     </fail>
 
-    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir/non-static" source="1.7" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
+    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir/non-static" source="8" target="8" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
            classpath="../../target/javacc.jar">
     </javac>
     <java fork="true" classname="Parser" classpath="out-dir/non-static" inputstring="A" failonerror="true"> </java>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     </fail>
 
 
-    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir/non-static" source="1.7" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
+    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir/non-static" source="8" target="8" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
            classpath="../../target/javacc.jar">
     </javac>
     <java fork="true" classname="Parser" classpath="out-dir/non-static" inputstring="A" failonerror="true"> </java>
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     </fail>
 
 
-    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir/non-static" source="1.7" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
+    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir/non-static" source="8" target="8" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
            classpath="../../target/javacc.jar">
     </javac>
     <java fork="true" classname="Parser" classpath="out-dir/non-static" inputstring="A" failonerror="true"> </java>
--- a/test/javacodeLA/build.xml
+++ b/test/javacodeLA/build.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
       <arg line="javacode.jj" />
     </java>
 
-    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir" source="1.7" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
+    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir" source="8" target="8" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
            classpath="../../target/javacc.jar">
     </javac>
 
--- a/test/lom/build.xml
+++ b/test/lom/build.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
       <arg line="Parser.jj" />
     </java>
 
-    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir" source="1.7" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
+    <javac srcdir="out-dir" destdir="out-dir" source="8" target="8" debug="true" includeantruntime='false'
            classpath="../../target/javacc.jar">
     </javac>