diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5f500c00..f4741630 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.3.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.5</source>
+          <target>1.5</target>
           <fork>true</fork>
           <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
           <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>