# Change JDK used by Buildship

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/change-jdk-used-by-buildship/20640>\
**Category:** Help/Discuss\
**Created:** [November 29, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/change-jdk-used-by-buildship/20640 "2016-11-29T20:23:28Z")\
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> [@jpw-erigo](#):
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> Buildship 2.0 has the capability to specify an updated JDK without the need to re-import the project

No, Buildship 2.0 will not have the JDK option at all, since the JDK for Gradle can already be defined in `~/.gradle/gradle.properties`.

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