diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d4ee3f1..b09266a 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
         <finalName>spring-mvc-angularjs</finalName>
 
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+              <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>3.1</version>
+              <configuration>
+                <source>1.7</source>
+                <target>1.7</target>
+              </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>