diff --git a/docs/build.md b/docs/build.md
index 8512c9465b..9195e2f48e 100644
--- a/docs/build.md
+++ b/docs/build.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
    javac -version
    ```
 
-If your Java version is not 11, check out scripts in the [scripts](../scripts) directory (or online at https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/tree/master/scripts).
+If you do not have JDK 11 installed, check out scripts in the [scripts](../scripts) directory or download it manually from https://jdk.java.net/archive/.
 
 ## Running Bisq
 
diff --git a/scripts/install_java.bat b/scripts/install_java.bat
index c82e798e65..184afbb52f 100644
--- a/scripts/install_java.bat
+++ b/scripts/install_java.bat
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ cd /D "%~dp0"
 
 title Install Java
 
-set jdk_version=10.0.2
+set jdk_version=11.0.2
 set jdk_filename=openjdk-%jdk_version%_windows-x64_bin
-set jdk_url=https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk10/%jdk_version%/19aef61b38124481863b1413dce1855f/13/%jdk_filename%.tar.gz
+set jdk_url=https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk11/9/GPL/openjdk-11.0.2_windows-x64_bin.zip
 
 if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk\jdk-%jdk_version%" (
     echo %PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk\jdk-%jdk_version% already exists, skipping install
@@ -35,26 +35,16 @@ if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk\jdk-%jdk_version%" (
 )
 
 echo Downloading required files to %TEMP%
-powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest %jdk_url% -OutFile $env:temp\%jdk_filename%.tar.gz"
-if not exist "%TEMP%\7za920\7za.exe" (
-    :: Download 7zip ^(command line version^) in order to extract the tar.gz file since there is no native support in Windows
-    powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest https://www.7-zip.org/a/7za920.zip -OutFile $env:temp\7za920.zip"
-    powershell -Command "Expand-Archive $env:temp\7za920.zip -DestinationPath $env:temp\7za920 -Force"
-)
+powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest %jdk_url% -OutFile $env:temp\%jdk_filename%.zip"
 
 echo Extracting and installing JDK to %PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk\jdk-%jdk_version%
-"%TEMP%\7za920\7za.exe" x "%TEMP%\%jdk_filename%.tar.gz" -o"%TEMP%" -r -y
-"%TEMP%\7za920\7za.exe" x "%TEMP%\%jdk_filename%.tar" -o"%TEMP%\openjdk-%jdk_version%" -r -y
+powershell -Command "Expand-Archive $env:temp\%jdk_filename%.zip -DestinationPath %TEMP%\openjdk-%jdk_version% -Force"
 md "%PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk"
 move "%TEMP%\openjdk-%jdk_version%\jdk-%jdk_version%" "%PROGRAMFILES%\Java\openjdk"
 
 echo Removing downloaded files
-if exist "%TEMP%\7za920.zip" (
-    del /Q %TEMP%\7za920.zip
-)
 rmdir /S /Q %TEMP%\openjdk-%jdk_version%
-del /Q %TEMP%\%jdk_filename%.tar
-del /Q %TEMP%\%jdk_filename%.tar.gz
+del /Q %TEMP%\%jdk_filename%.zip
 
 :SetEnvVars
 echo Setting environment variables
diff --git a/scripts/install_java.sh b/scripts/install_java.sh
index cc0d60654f..5b06dfe3a8 100755
--- a/scripts/install_java.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_java.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ set -e
 unameOut="$(uname -s)"
 case "${unameOut}" in
     Linux*)
-        JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-10.0.2
-        JDK_FILENAME=openjdk-10.0.2_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
-        JDK_URL=https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk10/10.0.2/19aef61b38124481863b1413dce1855f/13/openjdk-10.0.2_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
+        JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-11.0.2
+        JDK_FILENAME=openjdk-11.0.2_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
+        JDK_URL=https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk11/9/GPL/openjdk-11.0.2_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
 
         # Determine which package manager to use depending on the distribution
         declare -A osInfo;
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ case "${unameOut}" in
         update-alternatives --set javac $JAVA_HOME/bin/javac
         ;;
     Darwin*)
-        JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-10.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home
-        JDK_FILENAME=openjdk-10.0.2_osx-x64_bin.tar.gz
-        JDK_URL=https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk10/10.0.2/19aef61b38124481863b1413dce1855f/13/openjdk-10.0.2_osx-x64_bin.tar.gz
+        JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-11.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home
+        JDK_FILENAME=openjdk-11.0.2_osx-x64_bin.tar.gz
+        JDK_URL=https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk11/9/GPL/openjdk-11.0.2_osx-x64_bin.tar.gz
         if [ ! -d "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then
             if [[ $(command -v brew) == "" ]]; then
-                echo "Installing Hombrew"
-                /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+                echo "Installing Homebrew"
+                /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
             else
                 echo "Updating Homebrew"
                 brew update
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ case "${unameOut}" in
 
             brew install curl
             curl -L -O $JDK_URL
-            sudo mkdir /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-10.0.2.jdk | sudo bash
+            sudo mkdir /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-11.0.2.jdk | sudo bash
             gunzip -c $JDK_FILENAME | tar xopf -
-            sudo mv jdk-10.0.2.jdk/* /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-10.0.2.jdk
-            sudo rmdir jdk-10.0.2.jdk
+            sudo mv jdk-11.0.2.jdk/* /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-11.0.2.jdk
+            sudo rmdir jdk-11.0.2.jdk
             rm $JDK_FILENAME
         fi
 
@@ -80,4 +80,3 @@ case "${unameOut}" in
     *)
 esac
 java -version
-