diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fe88c776186a39f899baf6bb7e3baad2f1fe7569..6aaef09f14688208e397d9b29e3b7bedd54247e5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 language: java
 
 jdk:
- - oraclejdk7
- - openjdk7
+ - oraclejdk8
+# - openjdk8 does not appear to be an option as of 04/29/16
 
 notifications:
   email: