diff --git a/ec2-computeservice-spot/pom.xml b/ec2-computeservice-spot/pom.xml
index 4a2be31..624eea2 100644
--- a/ec2-computeservice-spot/pom.xml
+++ b/ec2-computeservice-spot/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@
     <finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName>
     <plugins>
 
+     <plugin>
+       <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+       <version>2.3.2</version>
+       <configuration>
+         <source>1.6</source>
+         <target>1.6</target>
+         <compilerArgument></compilerArgument>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>