[MSHARED-714] - Upgrade to JDK 7 minimum.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7cdf53a..3d91a42 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <mavenVersion>3.0</mavenVersion>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.6</maven.compiler.target>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.6</maven.compiler.source>
     <surefire.version>2.21.0</surefire.version>
+    <javaVersion>7</javaVersion>
     <checkstyle.violation.ignore>RedundantThrows,NewlineAtEndOfFile,ParameterNumber,MethodLength,FileLength,JavadocType</checkstyle.violation.ignore>
   </properties>