diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.parser.processor/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/parser/processor/GenerateRParserProcessor.java b/com.oracle.truffle.r.parser.processor/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/parser/processor/GenerateRParserProcessor.java
index 0c40b1eb2b3cb93f004d706b286558046bd4596a..7515cdeb28b9857b33525c72c82313d30a70a0c1 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.parser.processor/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/parser/processor/GenerateRParserProcessor.java
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.parser.processor/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/parser/processor/GenerateRParserProcessor.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import javax.lang.model.*;
 import javax.lang.model.element.*;
 import javax.tools.*;
 
-@SupportedSourceVersion(SourceVersion.RELEASE_7)
+@SupportedSourceVersion(SourceVersion.RELEASE_8)
 @SupportedAnnotationTypes("com.oracle.truffle.r.parser.processor.GenerateRParser")
 public class GenerateRParserProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
     private static final String ANTLRC = "antlr-complete-3.5.1.jar";