diff --git a/build/Dockerfile.ibmjdk8 b/build/Dockerfile.ibmjdk8
index 3c78d3b..5503096 100644
--- a/build/Dockerfile.ibmjdk8
+++ b/build/Dockerfile.ibmjdk8
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-FROM ibmjava:8-sdk
+FROM ibmjava:9-sdk
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install maven && apt-get clean
 ENV HOME home