diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 79f143a..2f06b7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
   <name>Apache Maven Verifier Component</name>
   <description>Provides a test harness for Maven integration tests.</description>
 
+  <properties>
+    <javaVersion>7</javaVersion>
+  </properties>
+
   <contributors>
     <contributor>
       <name>Mikolaj Izdebski</name>