diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index b0a16bfe..a3f557c5 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 app.id=marineapi
 app.name=Java Marine API
-app.version=0.9.0-SNAPSHOT
+app.version=0.9.0
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 28be922f..0ce70b7c 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ $Revision$
 		<mkdir dir="${build.dir.classes}" />
 		<javac destdir="${build.dir.classes}" srcdir="${src.dir}" debug="true"
 			includes="**/*.java" excludes="**/example/**" includeantruntime="true"
-			source="1.5" target="1.5" />
+			source="1.7" target="1.7" />
 	</target>
 
 	<!-- compile tests -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 277cdf91..2a676270 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ along with Java Marine API. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>net.sf.marineapi</groupId>
 	<artifactId>marineapi</artifactId>
-	<version>0.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>0.9.0</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<name>Java Marine API</name>
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ along with Java Marine API. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.4</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.6</source>
-					<target>1.6</target>
+					<source>1.7</source>
+					<target>1.7</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>