diff --git a/build-applet.xml b/build-applet.xml
index 86c12b4a..9d019f9f 100644
--- a/build-applet.xml
+++ b/build-applet.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 			
 			-keep public class * extends java.applet.Applet
 
-			-target 1.4
+			-target 1.8
 		</proguard>		 
 	</target>
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     			    width='800' 
     			    height='640' >
 	                <param name='luaj.script' value='${script.name}.lua'/>
-    				<param name="java_version" value="1.4+"/>
+    				<param name="java_version" value="1.8+"/>
     			</applet>
     		</body>
     		</html>