diff --git a/hand-written.md b/hand-written.md
index 54c77fd..68e285a 100644
--- a/hand-written.md
+++ b/hand-written.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ We hope to address the following in a later 2.12.x release:
 
 ### Java 8 runtime
 
-Install a recent build of the Java 8 Platform, such as [OpenJDK](http://openjdk.java.net/install/) or [Oracle Java](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html). Any Java 8 compliant runtime will do.
+Install a recent build of the Java 8 Platform, such as [OpenJDK](http://openjdk.java.net/install/) or [Oracle Java](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html) (versions before 8u102 have a known issue that [affects Scala](https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-9828)). Any Java 8 compliant runtime will do.
 
 We are planning to add (some) support for Java 9 in the near future. Full Java 9 support will be part of the 2.13 roadmap discussions.