diff --git a/connector-bugzilla-rest/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.rest.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/connector-bugzilla-rest/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.rest.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 5ff8abc..18f9bc8 100644
--- a/connector-bugzilla-rest/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.rest.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/connector-bugzilla-rest/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.rest.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  org.eclipse.mylyn.commons.net,
  org.eclipse.equinox.security,
  com.google.guava
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.bugzilla.rest.core,
  org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.bugzilla.rest.core.response.data