diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc60062..b5c8bdc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <mavenVersion>3.0</mavenVersion>
+    <javaVersion>7</javaVersion>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>