diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dd0f892..fbc785d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,4 +64,19 @@
             
             
   </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <!-- Compile against 1.5 -->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.3.2</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.5</source>
+                    <target>1.5</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>    
+  </build>
+</project>