diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4a884b65e..d352c79df 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ subprojects {
 	}
 
     jacoco {
-        toolVersion = '0.7.7.201606060606'
+        toolVersion = '0.7.8'
     }
     
     // ensure the build-dir exists
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 6a88dca72..8e0cc5205 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ under the License.
               value="${repository.m2}/maven2/org/apache/xmlbeans/xmlbeans/2.6.0/xmlbeans-2.6.0.jar"/>
 
     <!-- coverage libs -->
-    <property name="jacoco.zip" location="${main.lib}/jacoco-0.7.7.201606060606.zip"/>
-    <property name="jacoco.url" value="${repository.m2}/maven2/org/jacoco/jacoco/0.7.7.201606060606/jacoco-0.7.7.201606060606.zip"/>
+    <property name="jacoco.zip" location="${main.lib}/jacoco-0.7.8.zip"/>
+    <property name="jacoco.url" value="${repository.m2}/maven2/org/jacoco/jacoco/0.7.8/jacoco-0.7.8.zip"/>
     <property name="asm.jar" location="${main.lib}/asm-all-5.0.3.jar"/>
     <property name="asm.url" value="${repository.m2}/maven2/org/ow2/asm/asm-all/5.0.3/asm-all-5.0.3.jar"/>
 
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ under the License.
                 <include name="jacoco-0.7.3*"/>
                 <include name="jacoco-0.7.4*"/>
                 <include name="jacoco-0.7.6*"/>
+                <include name="jacoco-0.7.7*"/>
                 <include name="log4j-1.2.13*"/>
                 <include name="org.jacoco.*-0.6.*"/>
                 <include name="org.jacoco.*-0.7.1*"/>
@@ -555,6 +556,7 @@ under the License.
                 <include name="org.jacoco.*-0.7.3*"/>
                 <include name="org.jacoco.*-0.7.4*"/>
                 <include name="org.jacoco.*-0.7.6*"/>
+                <include name="org.jacoco.*-0.7.7*"/>
                 <include name="dom4j*"/>
                 <include name="apache-rat-0.10*"/>
                 <include name="xercesImpl-*.jar"/>