diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e54cf1243f..a8bf3eff579 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ a cross-platform, self-contained bootstrap mechanism for the build.
 
 ### prerequisites
 
-[Git][] and [Early Access build of OpenJDK 1.8 build 88][JDK18 build 88]
-> **Note:** Do not use the "lambda" edition of JDK b88 when building the
-framework, as it still causes some errors. It should be fine, however, to
-*run* against various versions of OpenJDK 1.8, lambda or otherwise.
+[Git][] and [OpenJDK 8 early access build 100 or later][JDK8 build]
 
 Be sure that your `JAVA_HOME` environment variable points to the `jdk1.8.0` folder
 extracted from the JDK download.
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@ The Spring Framework is released under version 2.0 of the [Apache License][].
 [Gradle]: http://gradle.org
 [`./gradlew`]: http://vimeo.com/34436402
 [Git]: http://help.github.com/set-up-git-redirect
-[JDK18 build 88]: https://jdk8.java.net/archive/8-b88.html
+[JDK8 build]: http://jdk8.java.net/download.html
 [Gradle build and release FAQ]: https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework/wiki/Gradle-build-and-release-FAQ
 [Pull requests]: http://help.github.com/send-pull-requests
 [contributor guidelines]: https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md