diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/.classpath b/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/.classpath
index 4c62a8048e6..098194ca4b7 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/.classpath
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/.classpath
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.6"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 8000cd6ca61..7341ab1683c 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.6
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.6
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.6
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 53d8c27a8e8..ad46d7bfdaf 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.remote.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ Export-Package: org.eclipse.remote.core,
  org.eclipse.remote.internal.core.preferences;x-friends:="org.eclipse.remote.ui",
  org.eclipse.remote.internal.core.services.local;x-internal:=true
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.6
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
 Import-Package: org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage