diff --git a/libraries/javacheck/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/javacheck/CMakeLists.txt
index d0bea2a5cb..b8eab05dba 100644
--- a/libraries/javacheck/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/javacheck/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 project(launcher Java)
-find_package(Java 1.7 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Development)
+find_package(Java 1.8 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Development)
 
 include(UseJava)
 set(CMAKE_JAVA_JAR_ENTRY_POINT JavaCheck)
-set(CMAKE_JAVA_COMPILE_FLAGS -target 7 -source 7 -Xlint:deprecation -Xlint:unchecked)
+set(CMAKE_JAVA_COMPILE_FLAGS -target 8 -source 8 -Xlint:deprecation -Xlint:unchecked)
 
 set(SRC
     JavaCheck.java
diff --git a/libraries/launcher/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
index ff2a41494a..aeacd651b3 100644
--- a/libraries/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 project(launcher Java)
-find_package(Java 1.7 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Development)
+find_package(Java 1.8 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Development)
 
 include(UseJava)
 set(CMAKE_JAVA_JAR_ENTRY_POINT org.multimc.EntryPoint)
-set(CMAKE_JAVA_COMPILE_FLAGS -target 7 -source 7 -Xlint:deprecation -Xlint:unchecked)
+set(CMAKE_JAVA_COMPILE_FLAGS -target 8 -source 8 -Xlint:deprecation -Xlint:unchecked)
 
 set(SRC
     org/multimc/EntryPoint.java