diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1645036ea..3eab0c373 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 sudo: false
 
 language: java
-jdk: oraclejdk7
+jdk: oraclejdk8
 
 cache:
   directories: