diff --git a/fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml b/fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
index 2699c27..e0fc40a 100644
--- a/fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
+++ b/fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
+          <fork>true</fork>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>appassembler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.3</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <configuration>