diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index d810771..00e2e7d 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
                 <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>true</debug>
                     <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
                     <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>