diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2538eb6..76187fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jboss</groupId>
     <artifactId>jboss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>10</version>
+    <version>24</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.jboss.spec.javax.annotation</groupId>
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     <url>https://github.com/jboss/jboss-annotations-api_spec</url>
     <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
+  <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
+  </properties>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>