diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 768573a9a9668c98ceaa36bc19a95972cdd1dd03..c1369df7809df2d478e2ed86354058ff6faa3c0d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@
 				<extensions>true</extensions>
 			</plugin>
 
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.5.1</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>1.7</source>
+					<target>1.7</target>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
 			<!-- Signing -->
 			<!--plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>