diff --git a/contrib/Vagrantfile b/contrib/Vagrantfile
index 3bcc46a..ff53316 100644
--- a/contrib/Vagrantfile
+++ b/contrib/Vagrantfile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 sudo apt-get install -qq libboost-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-system-dev libevent-dev 
 
 # Java dependencies
-sudo apt-get install -qq ant openjdk-7-jdk maven
+sudo apt-get install -qq ant openjdk-8-jdk maven
 
 # Python dependencies
 sudo apt-get install -qq python-all python-all-dev python-all-dbg python-setuptools python-support python-six python3-six
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
 
 # Customize the system
 # ---
-# Default java to latest 1.7 version
-update-java-alternatives -s java-1.7.0-openjdk-amd64 
+# Default java to latest 1.8 version
+update-java-alternatives -s java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64 
 
 # PHPUnit package broken in ubuntu. see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/phpunit/+bug/701544
 sudo apt-get upgrade pear
diff --git a/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index d364cfc..1d66bc6 100644
--- a/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/contrib/thrift-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/contrib/vagrant/centos-6.5/Vagrantfile b/contrib/vagrant/centos-6.5/Vagrantfile
index 6207958..51a2239 100644
--- a/contrib/vagrant/centos-6.5/Vagrantfile
+++ b/contrib/vagrant/centos-6.5/Vagrantfile
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
 # Java LIB Dependencies
 #####################################
-sudo yum install -y ant junit ant-nodeps ant-junit java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel
+sudo yum install -y ant junit ant-nodeps ant-junit java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
 
 # Python LIB Dependencies
 #####################################