diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 42f4a1a..a7d956c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 target/
+.idea/
+*.iml
 *~
+*.swp
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 85d0850..6691cea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,11 +8,25 @@
     <artifactId>movie-rental</artifactId>
     <version>0.1</version>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>(whatever version is current)</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
+            <version>4.12</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>