Set minimum java to 171 (#4095)

* Reduce min java version to 171
JabRef · Jun 5, 2018 · 3f73e9e · 3f73e9e
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ We refer to [GitHub issues](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues) by using `#
 
 ### Changed
 - BACKPORT: We use `https` for [fetching from most online bibliographic database](https://help.jabref.org/en/#-using-online-bibliographic-database).
+- BACKPORT: We changed the minimum required version of Java to 1.8.0_171, as this is the latest release for which the automatic Java update works.  [4093](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/4093)
 
 ### Fixed
 - BACKPORT: We fixed an issue where custom exports could not be selected in the 'Export (selected) entries' dialog [#4013](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/4013)

diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ targetCompatibility = 1.8
 mainClassName = "org.jabref.JabRefMain"
 
 // These are the Java version requirements we will check on each start of JabRef
-ext.minRequiredJavaVersion = "1.8.0_172"
+ext.minRequiredJavaVersion = "1.8.0_171"
 ext.allowJava9 = false
 
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