diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 618c0cc..738e4ae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,26 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.3.1</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>enforce-java</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>enforce</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <rules>
+                <requireJavaVersion>
+                  <version>[1.7.0-22,)</version>
+                </requireJavaVersion>
+              </rules>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.8.1</version>
         <configuration>