diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9dcf4833..de207150 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
               <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
               <version>2.0.2</version>
               <configuration>
-                  <source>1.5</source>
-                  <target>1.5</target>
+                  <source>1.6</source>
+                  <target>1.6</target>
               </configuration>
           </plugin>
       </plugins>