diff --git a/jdk/make/common/shared/Defs-versions.gmk b/jdk/make/common/shared/Defs-versions.gmk
index 6e00b22f00f..01aa7ee391a 100644
--- a/jdk/make/common/shared/Defs-versions.gmk
+++ b/jdk/make/common/shared/Defs-versions.gmk
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ endif
 
 # Generic
 REQUIRED_ANT_VER          = 1.7.1
-REQUIRED_BOOT_VER         = 1.6
+REQUIRED_BOOT_VER         = 1.7
 REQUIRED_FREETYPE_VERSION = 2.3.0
 REQUIRED_MAKE_VER         = 3.81
 REQUIRED_UNZIP_VER        = 5.12