diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 38f878a6d..90b2f79dc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 sudo: false
 language: scala
-jdk: oraclejdk7
+jdk: oraclejdk8
 script:
 - sbt ";^test ;^scripted"