diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 62f644d6c..1eaa7c791 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -146,9 +146,10 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.3</version>
                     <configuration>
-                        <source>1.5</source>
-                        <target>1.5</target>
+                        <source>1.7</source>
+                        <target>1.7</target>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>