diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9849211a5..12683f1ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@
         <configuration>
           <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
           <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>