diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 188bba7..aad288d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <mavenVersion>3.1.0</mavenVersion>
-    <javaVersion>7</javaVersion>
+    <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2020-04-04T09:03:59Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.13.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/JarAnalyzer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/JarAnalyzer.java
index 077e0d9..c1c8980 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/JarAnalyzer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/JarAnalyzer.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.util.jar.Manifest;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
 import java.util.zip.ZipException;
 
 /**
@@ -115,13 +116,7 @@
         List<JarEntry> entries = Collections.list( jarFile.entries() );
 
         // Sorting of list is done by name to ensure a bytecode hash is always consistent.
-        Collections.sort( entries, new Comparator<JarEntry>()
-        {
-            public int compare( JarEntry entry1, JarEntry entry2 )
-            {
-                return entry1.getName().compareTo( entry2.getName() );
-            }
-        } );
+        entries.sort( Comparator.comparing( ZipEntry::getName ) );
 
         Manifest manifest;
         try
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/classes/ImportVisitor.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/classes/ImportVisitor.java
index 21edbbe..ead553c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/classes/ImportVisitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/classes/ImportVisitor.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
         // Create a list that is guaranteed to be unique while retaining it's list qualities (LinkedHashSet does not
         // expose the list interface even if natural ordering is retained)  
-        this.imports = SetUniqueList.setUniqueList( new ArrayList<String>() );
+        this.imports = SetUniqueList.setUniqueList( new ArrayList<>() );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/classes/JarClasses.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/classes/JarClasses.java
index a9744d0..4b6ac9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/classes/JarClasses.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/jar/classes/JarClasses.java
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@
     {
         // Unique list decorators are used to ensure natural ordering is retained, the list interface is availble, and
         // that duplicates are not entered.
-        imports = SetUniqueList.setUniqueList( new ArrayList<String>() );
-        packages = SetUniqueList.setUniqueList( new ArrayList<String>() );
-        classNames = SetUniqueList.setUniqueList( new ArrayList<String>() );
-        methods = SetUniqueList.setUniqueList( new ArrayList<String>() );
+        imports = SetUniqueList.setUniqueList( new ArrayList<>() );
+        packages = SetUniqueList.setUniqueList( new ArrayList<>() );
+        classNames = SetUniqueList.setUniqueList( new ArrayList<>() );
+        methods = SetUniqueList.setUniqueList( new ArrayList<>() );
     }
 
     /**