diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 197af188..80a1b021 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
     <!-- tag::joda[] -->
      <properties>
            <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-           <maven.compiler.source>1.6</maven.compiler.source>
-           <maven.compiler.target>1.6</maven.compiler.target>
+           <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
+           <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
      </properties>
 
       <dependencies>