diff --git a/app.groovy b/app.groovy
index dfd63db1..be7d820c 100644
--- a/app.groovy
+++ b/app.groovy
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class MainController {
     model['styles'] = projects.styles.sort { it.name }
     model['types'] = projects.types.sort { it.name }
     model['packagings'] = projects.packagings.sort { it.name }
+    model['javaVersions'] = projects.javaVersions
     template 'home.html', model
   }
 
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ class MainController {
     model.description = request.description
     model.packageName = request.packageName
     model.packaging = request.packaging
+    model.javaVersion = request.javaVersion
 
     if (style==null || style.size()==0) { 
       style = ['']
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ class PomRequest {
   String version = '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
   String packaging = 'jar'
   String packageName
+  String javaVersion = '1.7'
   String getArtifactId() {
     artifactId == null ? name : artifactId
   }
@@ -250,6 +253,11 @@ class Projects {
   List<Map<String,Object>> styles
   List<Type> types
   List<Packaging> packagings
+  List<JavaVersion> javaVersions
+  static class JavaVersion { 
+    String value
+    boolean selected
+  }
   static class Packaging { 
     String name
     String value
diff --git a/application.yml b/application.yml
index f18e0913..8edf6224 100644
--- a/application.yml
+++ b/application.yml
@@ -80,3 +80,10 @@ projects:
     - name: War
       value: war
       selected: false
+  javaVersions:
+    - value: 1.6
+      selected: false
+    - value: 1.7
+      selected: true
+    - value: 1.8
+      selected: false
diff --git a/templates/home.html b/templates/home.html
index ef8fb87f..b9be9a71 100644
--- a/templates/home.html
+++ b/templates/home.html
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
               <input type="radio" name="packaging" value="${it.value}"${it.selected==true ? ' checked="true"' : ''}/>
               ${it.name}
             </label><% } %>
+         <label>Java Version:</label>
+         <% javaVersions.each { %>
+            <label class="radio">
+              <input type="radio" name="packaging" value="${it.value}"${it.selected==true ? ' checked="true"' : ''}/>
+              ${it.value}
+            </label><% } %>
           <button type="submit" class="btn">Generate</button>
         </form>
       </div>
diff --git a/templates/starter-build.gradle b/templates/starter-build.gradle
index 2f0092d8..7c525d0a 100644
--- a/templates/starter-build.gradle
+++ b/templates/starter-build.gradle
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ apply plugin: 'war'
     baseName = '${artifactId}'
     version =  '${version}'
 }
+sourceCompatibility = ${javaVersion}
+targetCompatibility = ${javaVersion}
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()<% if (!bootVersion.contains("RELEASE")) { %>
diff --git a/templates/starter-pom.xml b/templates/starter-pom.xml
index 74d67063..49e3d9f7 100644
--- a/templates/starter-pom.xml
+++ b/templates/starter-pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<start-class>${packageName}.Application</start-class>
-		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
+		<java.version>${javaVersion}</java.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<build>