diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 74f2ed9ae..af8e2b82a 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 language: java
+
+jdk:
+  - openjdk8
+
 notifications:
   email:
       - notification@qos.ch
+