diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58187038d..f1d205003 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss</groupId>
         <artifactId>jboss-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>9</version>
+        <version>16</version>
     </parent>
   
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
     </repositories>
 
     <properties>
+        <!-- Override default 1.7 target/source in jboss-parent -->
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.6</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.6</maven.compiler.source>
+
+        <!-- Dependency versions -->
         <version.jboss-logging>3.1.2.GA</version.jboss-logging>
         <version.jboss-logging-processor>1.1.0.Final</version.jboss-logging-processor>
         <version.tomcat6>6.0.35</version.tomcat6>