diff --git a/infer/annotations/pom.xml b/infer/annotations/pom.xml
index 1290fef66..cf06bdea6 100644
--- a/infer/annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/infer/annotations/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
   <description>Annotations for the Infer static analyzer</description>
   <url>http://fbinfer.com/</url>
 
+   <properties>
+     <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
+     <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+   </properties>
+
   <licenses>
     <license>
       <name>MIT license</name>