diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 833d14b..c4481f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.6</source>
-					<target>1.6</target>
+					<source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
+					<target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>