diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1dc9d97f..da88abba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-m1-m2.html
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                                <version>3.3</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.6</source>
-					<target>1.6</target>
+					<source>1.7</source>
+					<target>1.7</target>
 					<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>