diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/README.adoc b/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/README.adoc
index 14844cc1..c0cf7947 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/README.adoc
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/README.adoc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This is a task application that emits events on a channel named `task-events`
 
 == Requirements:
 
-* Java 7 or Above
+* Java 8 or Above
 
 == Build: