diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c3bed349c..3398bbd08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,4 +21,16 @@
     <artifactId>design</artifactId>
     <version>10.0-RELEASE-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.7</source>
+                    <target>1.7</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>
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