<build>

        <plugins>

            <plugin>

                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>

                <version>3.6.1</version>

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                    <source>1.8</source>

                    <target>1.8</target>

                    <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>

                </configuration>

            </plugin>

        </plugins>

    </build>