diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3de13c5d9..ccce626f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                     <configuration>
-                        <source>1.5</source>
-                        <target>1.5</target>
+                        <source>1.6</source>
+                        <target>1.6</target>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>