diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45e8b70..5b570b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0</version>
+        <version>3.3</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>