diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 506eb005d6..8f6bb96787 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        java: [8]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Setup java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }} 
+          java-version: '8'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
       - name: Build with Maven
         run: mvn clean package -P full