diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 27df3006..b3ca519d 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ $ ./docs/src/main/ruby/generate_readme.sh > README.adoc
 
 This script requires ruby and the asciidoctor gem installed (`gem install asciidoctor`)
 
-:jdkversion: 1.7
+:jdkversion: 1.8
 
 === Basic Compile and Test