diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82175f0..a665445 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ User-configurable defaults:
 java_version: 8
 
 # which subversion?
-java_subversion: 131
+java_subversion: 141
 
 # which directory to put the download file?
 java_download_path: /tmp
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ If you want to install a Java release which is not supported out-of-the-box, you
 
   vars:
     java_version: 8
-    java_subversion: 131
-    java_build: 11
-    jdk_tarball_hash: d54c1d3a095b4ff2b6607d096fa80163
+    java_subversion: 141
+    java_build: 15
+    jdk_tarball_hash: 336fa29ff2bb4ef291e347e091f7f4a7
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index cee0303..2a1b942 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 #
 
 java_version: 8
-java_subversion: 131
-jdk_tarball_hash: d54c1d3a095b4ff2b6607d096fa80163
+java_subversion: 141
+# jdk_tarball_hash: 336fa29ff2bb4ef291e347e091f7f4a7
 
 java_download_path: /tmp
 java_download_from_oracle: true
diff --git a/tasks/set-role-variables.yml b/tasks/set-role-variables.yml
index 7817b58..cf8d49c 100644
--- a/tasks/set-role-variables.yml
+++ b/tasks/set-role-variables.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
 # version-specific variables
 #
 
+- name: set internal vars for 1.8.0_141
+  set_fact:
+    jdk_version_detail: "{{ java_version }}u{{ java_subversion }}-b15"
+    jdk_tarball_hash: 336fa29ff2bb4ef291e347e091f7f4a7
+  when: java_version == 8 and java_subversion == 141
+
 - name: set internal vars for 1.8.0_131
   set_fact:
     jdk_version_detail: "{{ java_version }}u{{ java_subversion }}-b11"