diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1d9bf7..82be873 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.0.2</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.6</source>
-					<target>1.6</target>
+					<source>1.7</source>
+					<target>1.7</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
   	</plugins>