diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index e51a28ab..431b8b3d 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 
         <!-- Environment to use, Alfresco Maven Plugin will copy alfresco-global.properties from this directory -->
         <env>local</env>
+
+        <!-- Compile with Java 7, default is 5 -->
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -159,17 +163,6 @@
         </pluginManagement>
 
         <plugins>
-            <!-- Compile with Java 7, default is 5 -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
             <!--
                 The Alfresco Maven Plugin contains all the logic to run the extension
                 in an embedded Tomcat with the H2 database.
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index e6660401..940a9e32 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 
         <!-- Environment to use, Alfresco Maven Plugin will copy alfresco-global.properties from this directory -->
         <env>local</env>
+
+        <!-- Compile with Java 7, default is 5 -->
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
     <!-- This will import the dependencyManagement for all artifacts in the selected Alfresco platform.
@@ -91,17 +95,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <!-- Compile with Java 7, default is 5 -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
             <!--
                 The Alfresco Maven Plugin contains all the logic to run the extension
                 in an embedded Tomcat with the H2 database.
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index cad551f7..979c7d76 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 
         <!-- JRebel Hot reloading of classpath stuff and web resource stuff -->
         <jrebel.version>1.1.6</jrebel.version>
+
+        <!-- Compile with Java 7, default is 5 -->
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -59,17 +63,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <!-- Compile with Java 7, default is 5 -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
             <!--
                 The Alfresco Maven Plugin contains all the logic to run the extension
                 in an embedded Tomcat with the H2 database.