diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4b8d6311..f322964e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dist: trusty
 language: java
 jdk:
-  - oraclejdk7
+  - oraclejdk8
 
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get update -qq