diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c42aac71334381476efbc9bf63ed54f3d5d9f01..d13bd84ae6504c06ed80f18d3f0b7cb2513105c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@
 
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
-			<!-- Ensure compilation is done under Java 5 in all environments -->
+			<!-- Ensure compilation is done under Java 6 in all environments -->
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>3.2</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.5</source>
-					<target>1.5</target>
+					<source>1.6</source>
+					<target>1.6</target>
 					<showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
 					<showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
 				</configuration>