diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 1166a6862..4fd9e0bb6 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ android {
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
+    compileOptions {
+       sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+       targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    }
     lintOptions {
         abortOnError false
     }
@@ -157,4 +161,4 @@ afterEvaluate { project ->
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}