diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a3bb10abe..988634148 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ jobs:
           repository: mparticle/mparticle-android-sdk
           ref: release/${{ github.run_number }}
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: "Install JDK 11"
+      - name: "Install JDK 17"
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           distribution: "zulu"
-          java-version: "11"
+          java-version: "17"
       - name: "Publish Core, KitManager, KitPlugin"
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dryRun == 'false'}}
         run: |