diff --git a/spark/src/cgcloud/spark/spark_box.py b/spark/src/cgcloud/spark/spark_box.py
index 5360fc5..e1ce334 100644
--- a/spark/src/cgcloud/spark/spark_box.py
+++ b/spark/src/cgcloud/spark/spark_box.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 var_dir = '/var/lib/sparkbox'
 hdfs_replication = 1
 hadoop_version = '2.6.0'
-spark_version = '1.5.2'
+spark_version = '1.6.2'
 # The major version of Hadoop that the Spark binaries were built against 
 spark_hadoop_version = '2.6'
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def _setup_package_repos( self ):
 
     def _list_packages_to_install( self ):
         return super( SparkBox, self )._list_packages_to_install( ) + [
-            'oracle-java7-set-default' ]
+            'oracle-java8-set-default' ]
 
     def _get_debconf_selections( self ):
         return super( SparkBox, self )._get_debconf_selections( ) + [