diff --git a/1.3/Dockerfile b/1.3/Dockerfile
index 31569ff..aad65f6 100644
--- a/1.3/Dockerfile
+++ b/1.3/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
diff --git a/1.4/Dockerfile b/1.4/Dockerfile
index ee1c65f..def2186 100644
--- a/1.4/Dockerfile
+++ b/1.4/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
diff --git a/1.5/Dockerfile b/1.5/Dockerfile
index 6414795..b1d05ac 100644
--- a/1.5/Dockerfile
+++ b/1.5/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
diff --git a/Dockerfile.template b/Dockerfile.template
index eb7920c..4ec959f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/Dockerfile.template
@@ -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