diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4f3ecd8..87d3ef8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 build/
 .gradle/
 *.sw*
+.idea
+*.iml
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 88aa5f9..62bb7b3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ plugins {
 apply plugin: 'groovy'
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-version = '0.1.0'
+version = '0.1.1'
 group = 'offtopic'
 description =' Offtopic is a simple web application built with Ratpack for inspecting and consuming events from Kafka.'
-sourceCompatibility = '1.7'
-targetCompatibility = '1.7'
+sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
+targetCompatibility = '1.8'
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////