diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1c04986c57..9f19010e9d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ plugins {
     id "com.jfrog.artifactory" version "3.1.1"
 }
 
-version = '6.9.7-SNAPSHOT'
+version = '6.9.9-SNAPSHOT'
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
+
+targetCompatibility = "1.7"
+sourceCompatibility = "1.7"
+
 apply plugin: 'osgi'
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c18947f265..c391ecf6d0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>TestNG</name>
-  <version>6.9.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>6.9.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <description>TestNG is a testing framework.</description>
   <url>http://testng.org</url>