diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.tools.templates/src/org/eclipse/rap/tools/templates/internal/rap/e4_launch.template b/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.tools.templates/src/org/eclipse/rap/tools/templates/internal/rap/e4_launch.template
index 4a5a4e5..f7640ea 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.tools.templates/src/org/eclipse/rap/tools/templates/internal/rap/e4_launch.template
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.tools.templates/src/org/eclipse/rap/tools/templates/internal/rap/e4_launch.template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 <intAttribute key="default_start_level" value="4"/>
 <booleanAttribute key="includeOptional" value="false"/>
 <booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.appendEnvironmentVariables" value="true"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER" value="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER" value="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-11"/>
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROGRAM_ARGUMENTS" value="-os ${target.os} -ws ${target.ws} -arch ${target.arch} -nl ${target.nl} -console -consolelog"/>
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.SOURCE_PATH_PROVIDER" value="org.eclipse.pde.ui.workbenchClasspathProvider"/>
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.VM_ARGUMENTS" value="-Declipse.ignoreApp=true -Dosgi.noShutdown=true -Dorg.eclipse.equinox.http.jetty.log.stderr.threshold=info"/>
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.tools.templates/src/org/eclipse/rap/tools/templates/internal/rap/workbench_launch.template b/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.tools.templates/src/org/eclipse/rap/tools/templates/internal/rap/workbench_launch.template
index aa1cded..5e8c8dd 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.tools.templates/src/org/eclipse/rap/tools/templates/internal/rap/workbench_launch.template
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.rap.tools.templates/src/org/eclipse/rap/tools/templates/internal/rap/workbench_launch.template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 <intAttribute key="default_start_level" value="4"/>
 <booleanAttribute key="includeOptional" value="false"/>
 <booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.appendEnvironmentVariables" value="true"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER" value="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER" value="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-11"/>
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROGRAM_ARGUMENTS" value="-os ${target.os} -ws ${target.ws} -arch ${target.arch} -nl ${target.nl} -console -consolelog"/>
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.SOURCE_PATH_PROVIDER" value="org.eclipse.pde.ui.workbenchClasspathProvider"/>
 <stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.VM_ARGUMENTS" value="-Declipse.ignoreApp=true -Dosgi.noShutdown=true -Dorg.eclipse.equinox.http.jetty.log.stderr.threshold=info"/>