diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 156742981f..4695856127 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 sudo: required
 language: java
 jdk:
-  - openjdk7 
+  - oraclejdk8
 #before_install:
 #  - cat /etc/hosts # optionally check the content *before*
 #  - sudo hostname "$(hostname | cut -c1-63)"