diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-benchmark/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-benchmark/pom.xml
index 4d7d456..df262df 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@
 	<artifactId>pregelix-benchmark</artifactId>
 	<name>pregelix-benchmark</name>
 	<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.0.2</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>1.7</source>
+					<target>1.7</target>
+					<fork>true</fork>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+
+
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>