diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index 5f4315b57..dc0ce4991 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
   -->
   <!-- Switching to 8 because updates for 7 end April 2015 -->
   <property name="jdk.version" value="8" />
-  <property name="jdk.update" value="45" />
-  <property name="jdk.build" value="14" />
+  <property name="jdk.update" value="51" />
+  <property name="jdk.build" value="16" />
   <property name="jdk.short" value="${jdk.version}u${jdk.update}" />
   <property name="jdk.esoteric" value="1.${jdk.version}.0_${jdk.update}" />