diff --git a/plugin-parent/project.properties b/plugin-parent/project.properties
index 597328a2..2765a3bf 100644
--- a/plugin-parent/project.properties
+++ b/plugin-parent/project.properties
@@ -60,3 +60,8 @@ maven.repo.apachecvs.passphrase=${maven.repo.apache.passphrase}
 maven.repo.apachecvs.group=maven
 
 maven.multiproject.type=plugin
+
+# We are targetting the 1.3 JVM and above
+maven.compile.target=1.3
+maven.compile.source=1.3
+