diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a6af1b8..490f489 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 findbugs (3.0.1-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Team upload.
+  * Fixed a build failure with Java 8
   * Standards-Version updated to 3.9.7 (no changes)
 
  -- Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org>  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:56:20 +0100
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 59885e4..d266125 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	dh $@ --with maven_repo_helper
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
-	ant docs build
+	ant docs build -Dant.java.version=1.7
 
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	chmod -x $(CURDIR)/bin/findbugs.ico
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@
 	dh_auto_clean
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
-	ant test
+	ant test -Dant.java.version=1.7
 	dh_auto_test