diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/build.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/build.properties
index 823cec3b6fa..3183c457d74 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/build.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/build.properties
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ source.cdtcoretests.jar = failures/,\
                           regression/,\
                           templateengine/
 
-jre.compilation.profile=J2SE-1.4
-javacSource=1.4
-javacTarget=1.4
+jre.compilation.profile=J2SE-1.5
+javacSource=1.5
+javacTarget=1.5
                           
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