diff --git a/make/tools/manifest.mf b/make/tools/manifest.mf
index bbfd1c3cfb65dfeb807da574063c9c049e37123a..25b7a8b7e9c4387c752ba2b18b76af401d0c7d88 100644
--- a/make/tools/manifest.mf
+++ b/make/tools/manifest.mf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Specification-Title: Java Platform API Specification
-Specification-Version: 1.7
+Specification-Version: 1.8
 Specification-Vendor: Oracle Corporation
 Implementation-Title: Java Runtime Environment
 Implementation-Version: @@RELEASE@@