diff --git a/paranamer/src/java/com/thoughtworks/paranamer/JavadocParanamer.java b/paranamer/src/java/com/thoughtworks/paranamer/JavadocParanamer.java
index 52b824e7..941b925c 100644
--- a/paranamer/src/java/com/thoughtworks/paranamer/JavadocParanamer.java
+++ b/paranamer/src/java/com/thoughtworks/paranamer/JavadocParanamer.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ private String[] getMethodParameterNames(Method method, String raw) {
      * <code><strong><a href="../../java/io/File.html#File(java.io.File, java.lang.String)">File</a></strong>(<a href="../../java/io/File.html" title="class in java.io">File</a>&nbsp;parent, <a href="../../java/lang/String.html" title="class in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;child)</code>
      * <code><strong><a href="../../java/util/Collection.html#containsAll(java.util.Collection)">containsAll</a></strong>(<a href="../../java/util/Collection.html" title="interface in java.util">Collection</a>&lt;?&gt;&nbsp;c)</code>
      */
-    private String[] getParameterNames(AccessibleObject a, String name, Class<?>[] types, String raw) {
+     static String[] getParameterNames(AccessibleObject a, String name, Class<?>[] types, String raw) {
         if (types.length == 0)
             return new String[0];
 
diff --git a/paranamer/src/test/com/thoughtworks/paranamer/Issue39TestCase.java b/paranamer/src/test/com/thoughtworks/paranamer/Issue39TestCase.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fe24694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paranamer/src/test/com/thoughtworks/paranamer/Issue39TestCase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package com.thoughtworks.paranamer;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class Issue39TestCase {
+
+    @Test
+    public void jdk8u301_getParameterNames() throws Exception {
+        Method method = LocalDate.class
+                .getMethod("of", int.class, int.class, int.class);
+
+        String[] names = JavadocParanamer.getParameterNames(method, "of", new Class[]{int.class, int.class, int.class}, "<!--   -->\n" +
+                "</a>\n" +
+                "<ul class=\"blockList\">\n" +
+                "<li class=\"blockList\">\n" +
+                "<h4>of</h4>\n" +
+                "<pre>public static&nbsp;<a href=\"../../java/time/LocalDate.html\" title=\"class in java.time\">LocalDate</a>&nbsp;of(int&nbsp;year,\n" +
+                "                           int&nbsp;month,\n" +
+                "                           int&nbsp;dayOfMonth)</pre>\n" +
+                "<div class=\"block\">Obtains an instance of <code>LocalDate</code> from a year, month and day.\n" +
+                " <p>\n" +
+                " This returns a <code>LocalDate</code> with the specified year, month and day-of-month.\n" +
+                " The day must be valid for the year and month, otherwise an exception will be thrown.</div>\n" +
+                "<dl>\n" +
+                "<dt><span class=\"paramLabel\">Parameters:</span></dt>\n" +
+                "<dd><code>year</code> - the year to represent, from MIN_YEAR to MAX_YEAR</dd>\n" +
+                "<dd><code>month</code> - the month-of-year to represent, from 1 (January) to 12 (December)</dd>\n" +
+                "<dd><code>dayOfMonth</code> - the day-of-month to represent, from 1 to 31</dd>\n" +
+                "<dt><span class=\"returnLabel\">Returns:</span></dt>\n" +
+                "<dd>the local date, not null</dd>\n" +
+                "<dt><span class=\"throwsLabel\">Throws:</span></dt>\n" +
+                "<dd><code><a href=\"../../java/time/DateTimeException.html\" title=\"class in java.time\">DateTimeException</a></code> - if the value of any field is out of range,\n" +
+                "  or if the day-of-month is invalid for the month-year</dd>\n" +
+                "</dl>\n" +
+                "</li>\n" +
+                "</ul>\n" +
+                "<a name=\"ofYearDay-int-int-\">\n" +
+                "<!--   -->");
+
+        assertEquals(3, names.length);
+        assertEquals("year", names[0]);
+        assertEquals("month", names[1]);
+        assertEquals("dayOfMonth", names[2]);
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1195ce4..da216f1b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>3.5.1</version>
                     <configuration>
-                        <source>1.6</source>
-                        <target>1.6</target>
+                        <source>1.8</source>
+                        <target>1.8</target>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>