diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 80b6f4b..9bcf999 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 language: java
 jdk:
-  - openjdk7
-  - oraclejdk7
+  - oraclejdk8
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11f1663..93ff872 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ hacking on F# implementation for the JVM, welcome on board!
 ### Requirements
 
 Fjord is built and packaged with [Apache Maven][Apache Maven] and requires Java
-1.7 or higher to build and run.
+1.8 or higher to build and run.
 
 ### Building from sources
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 05c5ac1..ed642c2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.3.2</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
           <encoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>