diff --git a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/.classpath b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/.classpath
index 098194c..eca7bdb 100644
--- a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/.classpath
+++ b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
diff --git a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 089f69d..7d791f5 100644
--- a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullanalysis=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.methodParameters=do not generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedTypeParameter=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedWarningToken=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.varargsArgumentNeedCast=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 1325292..80adc71 100644
--- a/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/examples/org.eclipse.swt.snippets/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.swt
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8