diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e0396a19..afd32235 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ language: java
 sudo: false
 
 jdk:
-  - oraclejdk7
+  - oraclejdk8
 
 env:
   global: