diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_release.yml b/.github/workflows/github_release.yml
index 1636fb2e..a1e87be0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_release.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ jobs:
   setup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Setup JDK 8
+      - name: Setup JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 8
+          java-version: '17'
 
   build:
     needs: setup