diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4bfd52174..b054285b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@
       </resource>
     </resources>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.3.2</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.6</source>
+          <target>1.6</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>