diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
index 58a4b1c..c86c4e6 100755
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.0.2</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
+					<source>1.6</source>
+					<target>1.6</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>