diff --git a/buildpack.toml b/buildpack.toml
index 250820ca..a52d39b8 100644
--- a/buildpack.toml
+++ b/buildpack.toml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ api = "0.7"
   [[order.group]]
     id = "paketo-buildpacks/apache-tomcat"
     optional = true
-    version = "7.16.1"
+    version = "8.0.0"
 
   [[order.group]]
     id = "paketo-buildpacks/apache-tomee"
diff --git a/package.toml b/package.toml
index 171af559..163c2796 100644
--- a/package.toml
+++ b/package.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/executable-jar:6.9.0"
 
 [[dependencies]]
-  uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/apache-tomcat:7.16.1"
+  uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/apache-tomcat:8.0.0"
 
 [[dependencies]]
   uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/apache-tomee:1.9.0"