diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 06d6183c..bca4843f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 sudo: false
 
 language: java
-jdk: oraclejdk7
+jdk: oraclejdk8
 
 script: mvn clean verify -B
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d270887d..e3e4b937 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Outdated!
 <hr>
 
 #####Compiling Requirements:
->- JDK 1.7
+>- JDK 1.8
 >- Maven
 >- Git/Github (Optional)
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Outdated!
 >- Execute command "mvn clean install"
 
 #####Running Requirements:
->- Java 1.7 or 1.8
+>- Java 1.8
 >- PaperSpigot, Spigot or CraftBukkit (1.7.10, 1.8.X, 1.9.X, 1.10.X)
 >- ProtocolLib (optional, required by the protectInventory feature)
 
diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index dea5e80c..80201e5e 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 machine:
   java:
-    version: oraclejdk7
+    version: oraclejdk8
 general:
   artifacts:
     - "target/AuthMe-*.jar"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d71a3c40..32c31652 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>
             <artifactId>HikariCP</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.7</version>
+            <version>2.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>