diff --git a/config/tomcat.yml b/config/tomcat.yml
index fcec7b27c5..3f70597af7 100644
--- a/config/tomcat.yml
+++ b/config/tomcat.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # Configuration for the Tomcat container
 ---
 tomcat:
-  version: 7.0.+
+  version: 8.0.+
   repository_root: "{default.repository.root}/tomcat"
 lifecycle_support:
   version: 2.+