diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5e60cf732..09c7dd0b5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM java:7-jre
+FROM java:8-jre
 
 # grab gosu for easy step-down from root
 RUN gpg --keyserver ha.pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys B42F6819007F00F88E364FD4036A9C25BF357DD4