diff --git a/NCPPlugin/pom.xml b/NCPPlugin/pom.xml
index 1cd93c0f..6444fe81 100644
--- a/NCPPlugin/pom.xml
+++ b/NCPPlugin/pom.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@
       </resource>
     </resources>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.5.1</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.6</source>
+          <target>1.6</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>