diff --git a/jenkins/create_jobs.groovy b/jenkins/create_jobs.groovy
index 33bbe230f..5585bf6d4 100644
--- a/jenkins/create_jobs.groovy
+++ b/jenkins/create_jobs.groovy
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def jdkMapping = [
     '1.6': 'JDK 1.6 (latest)',
     '1.7': 'JDK 1.7 (latest)',
     '1.8': 'JDK 1.8 (latest)',
-    '1.9': 'JDK 9 b156 (early access build) with project Jigsaw',
+    '1.9': 'JDK 9 b179 (early access build)',
     'OpenJDK': 'OpenJDK 6 (on Ubuntu only) ',   // blank is required here until the name in the Jenkins instance is fixed!
     'IBMJDK': 'IBM 1.8 64-bit (on Ubuntu only)',
 ]