diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 241214e0..492877a2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 language: java
 jdk:
-- oraclejdk7
+- oraclejdk8
 sudo: false
 install: "./installViaTravis.sh"
 script: "./buildViaTravis.sh"