Index: plugin.jelly
===================================================================
--- plugin.jelly	(revision 425147)
+++ plugin.jelly	(working copy)
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@
         <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.compile.source') != null}">
           <setProperty name="source" value="${maven.compile.source}" />
         </j:if>
-            
+
+        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.compile.target') != null}">
+          <ant:setProperty name="target" value="${maven.compile.target}" />
+        </j:if>
+
         <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.compile.verbose') != null}">
           <setProperty name="verbose" value="${maven.compile.verbose}" />
         </j:if>