diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 904f81fda..201cae6c7 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.3.2</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
+                    <source>1.6</source>
+                    <target>1.6</target>
                     <excludes>
                     </excludes>
                 </configuration>