diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5b4a15d..8c6f21b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -378,11 +378,31 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
+                    <source>1.7</source>
+                    <target>1.7</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.4</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>enforce-java</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>enforce</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireJavaVersion>
+                                    <version>1.7.0</version>
+                                </requireJavaVersion>
+                            </rules>
+                        </configuration>
+                  </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
                     <createChecksum>true</createChecksum>