diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c64e502ec1e..ed0e15aefef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.3.2</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.5</source>
-                    <target>1.5</target>
+                    <source>1.6</source>
+                    <target>1.6</target>
                     <debug>false</debug>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>