diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d8da94d..6c94ed3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <jenkins.version>1.609.3</jenkins.version>
-    <java.level>7</java.level>
+    <java.level>6</java.level>
     <jenkins-test-harness.version>2.13</jenkins-test-harness.version>
   </properties>