[DIGESTER-194] Update Java requirement from version 6 to 7.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8680866..a29650d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@
   </modules>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven.compile.source>1.6</maven.compile.source>
-    <maven.compile.target>1.6</maven.compile.target>
+    <maven.compile.source>1.7</maven.compile.source>
+    <maven.compile.target>1.7</maven.compile.target>
     <commons.componentid>digester</commons.componentid>
     <commons.module.name>org.apache.commons.digester3</commons.module.name>
     <commons.release.version>3.3</commons.release.version>
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 5666dd1..5b95a09 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
     <action dev="ggregory" type="update" issue="DIGESTER-186">
       Update Java requirement from version 5 to 6.
     </action>
+    <action dev="ggregory" type="update" issue="DIGESTER-194">
+      Update Java requirement from version 6 to 7
+    </action>
     <action dev="ggregory" type="update" issue="DIGESTER-187">
       Update Apache Commons Bean Utils from 1.8.3 to 1.9.4.
     </action>