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 ### Prerequisites
 You need the following installed and available in your $PATH:
 
-* [Java 1.7](http://java.oracle.com)
+* [Java 8](http://java.oracle.com)
 * [Apache maven 3.0.3 or greater](http://maven.apache.org/)
 
 After cloning the project, you can build it from source with this command: