diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f73734..4387982 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>
-            <artifactId>HikariCP-java6</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.8</version>
+            <artifactId>HikariCP</artifactId>
+            <version>2.4.1</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.2</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
+                    <source>1.7</source>
+                    <target>1.7</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>