diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 562b5c18..b7bd626d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v3 # the log states the default ~/.m2/toolchains.xml is being created pointing to the JDK
       with:
         distribution: 'adopt' # for latest JDKs use temurin https://blog.adoptopenjdk.net/2021/08/goodbye-adoptopenjdk-hello-adoptium/
-        java-version: '11'
+        java-version: '17'
         cache: 'maven' #cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
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