diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fefc8f7b..b153014c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
                     <excludes>
                         <exclude>examples/*.java</exclude>
                     </excludes>
-                    <source>1.5</source>
-                    <target>1.5</target>
+                    <source>1.6</source>
+                    <target>1.6</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>