diff --git a/dependencymanager/release/README.release b/dependencymanager/release/README.release
index 0ebe85a..411cd73 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/release/README.release
+++ b/dependencymanager/release/README.release
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 The next step is to build/test the software and create the release/staging/ directory (where the source/jars will be packaged):
 (replace r<n> by the actual release number, like "r1")
 
-Use a Java7 JDK
+Use a Java8 JDK
 
 $ cd org.apache.felix.dependencymanager-r<n>
 $ ./gradlew rat