diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87a2471f..0b666a65 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.5.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
+                    <source>1.7</source>
+                    <target>1.7</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>