diff --git a/lib/android-tools-info.ts b/lib/android-tools-info.ts
index 67343a2e11..19e1062092 100644
--- a/lib/android-tools-info.ts
+++ b/lib/android-tools-info.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class AndroidToolsInfo implements IAndroidToolsInfo {
 	private static MIN_REQUIRED_COMPILE_TARGET = 22;
 	private static REQUIRED_BUILD_TOOLS_RANGE_PREFIX = ">=23";
 	private static VERSION_REGEX = /((\d+\.){2}\d+)/;
-	private static MIN_JAVA_VERSION = "1.7.0";
+	private static MIN_JAVA_VERSION = "1.8.0";
 
 	private showWarningsAsErrors: boolean;
 	private toolsInfo: IAndroidToolsInfoData;