diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.qvto.releng.buckminster/scripts/qvto-tests-buckminster.script b/releng/org.eclipse.qvto.releng.buckminster/scripts/qvto-tests-buckminster.script
index 36c613c..bb506b9 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.qvto.releng.buckminster/scripts/qvto-tests-buckminster.script
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.qvto.releng.buckminster/scripts/qvto-tests-buckminster.script
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-setpref complianceLevel=1.5
+setpref complianceLevel=1.8
 
 # We import a target definition which will be our API Base Line
 importtargetdefinition "file://${checkout.location}/org.eclipse.qvto.git/releng/org.eclipse.qvto.releng.buckminster/APIBaseLine.target"