diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1d59cd0c8..5e5a2cdc8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cache:
   - $HOME/.m2
 
 jdk:
-  - oraclejdk7
+  - oraclejdk8
 
 # for running tests on Travis CI container infrastructure for faster builds
 sudo: false