diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_docs.sh b/.github/scripts/update_docs.sh
index 4b6c40232..aacc4ccb7 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/update_docs.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_docs.sh
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ rm -f daprdocs/content/en/java-sdk-docs/_index.mdbak || echo
 rm -f daprdocs/content/en/java-sdk-docs/spring-boot/_index.md/_index.mdbak || echo
 
 rm -rf docs
-mvn -Dmaven.test.skip=false -Djacoco.skip=true clean install
-mvn site-deploy
+./mvnw -Dmaven.test.skip=false -Djacoco.skip=true clean install
+./mvnw site-deploy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-docs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5afc08ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-docs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Validate Javadocs Generation
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - release-*
+    tags:
+      - v*
+
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+    - master
+    - release-*
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: "Validate Javadocs generation"
+    runs-on: github-arm64-2c-8gb
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    env:
+      JDK_VER: 17
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up OpenJDK ${{ env.JDK_VER }}
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        java-version: ${{ env.JDK_VER }}
+    - name: Install jars
+      run: ./mvnw install -q -B -DskipTests
+    - name: Validate Java docs generation
+      run: ./mvnw site-deploy
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/data/PostgreSQLDaprKeyValueAdapter.java b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/data/PostgreSQLDaprKeyValueAdapter.java
index e5cbf2b48..c66ea50d8 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/data/PostgreSQLDaprKeyValueAdapter.java
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/data/PostgreSQLDaprKeyValueAdapter.java
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ private String createSql(String sqlPattern, String keyspace) {
   private String createSql(String sqlPattern, String keyspace, Object criteria) {
     String keyspaceFilter = getKeyspaceFilter(keyspace);
 
-    if (criteria instanceof DaprPredicate daprPredicate) {
+    if (criteria instanceof DaprPredicate) {
+      var daprPredicate = (DaprPredicate) criteria;
       String path = daprPredicate.getPath().toString();
       String pathWithOutType = String.format("'%s'", path.substring(path.indexOf(".") + 1));
       String value = String.format("'%s'", daprPredicate.getValue().toString());
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/data/repository/query/DaprPredicateBuilder.java b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/data/repository/query/DaprPredicateBuilder.java
index 1eff32b98..c57bd5650 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/data/repository/query/DaprPredicateBuilder.java
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/data/repository/query/DaprPredicateBuilder.java
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ public Predicate<Object> isFalse() {
   public Predicate<Object> isEqualTo(Object value) {
     return new DaprPredicate(part.getProperty(), value, o -> {
       if (!ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(Part.IgnoreCaseType.NEVER, part.shouldIgnoreCase())) {
-        if (o instanceof String s1 && value instanceof String s2) {
+        if ((o instanceof String) && (value instanceof String)) {
+          var s1 = (String)o;
+          var s2 = (String)value;
           return s1.equalsIgnoreCase(s2);
         }
       }
@@ -85,7 +87,8 @@ public Predicate<Object> matches(Object value) {
         return ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(o, value);
       }
 
-      if (value instanceof Pattern pattern) {
+      if (value instanceof Pattern) {
+        var pattern = (Pattern)value;
         return pattern.matcher(o.toString()).find();
       }
 
@@ -95,8 +98,10 @@ public Predicate<Object> matches(Object value) {
 
   public Predicate<Object> in(Object value) {
     return new DaprPredicate(part.getProperty(), value, o -> {
-      if (value instanceof Collection<?> collection) {
-        if (o instanceof Collection<?> subSet) {
+      if (value instanceof Collection<?>) {
+        var collection = (Collection<?>)value;
+        if (o instanceof Collection<?>) {
+          var subSet = (Collection<?>)o;
           return collection.containsAll(subSet);
         }
 
@@ -117,7 +122,8 @@ public Predicate<Object> contains(Object value) {
         return false;
       }
 
-      if (o instanceof Collection<?> collection) {
+      if (o instanceof Collection<?>) {
+        var collection = (Collection<?>)o;
         return collection.contains(value);
       }
 
@@ -125,7 +131,8 @@ public Predicate<Object> contains(Object value) {
         return ObjectUtils.containsElement(ObjectUtils.toObjectArray(o), value);
       }
 
-      if (o instanceof Map<?, ?> map) {
+      if (o instanceof Map<?, ?>) {
+        var map = (Map<?, ?>)o;
         return map.containsValue(value);
       }
 
@@ -145,9 +152,10 @@ public Predicate<Object> contains(Object value) {
 
   public Predicate<Object> startsWith(Object value) {
     return new DaprPredicate(part.getProperty(), value, o -> {
-      if (!(o instanceof String s)) {
+      if (!(o instanceof String)) {
         return false;
       }
+      var s = (String)o;
 
       if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(Part.IgnoreCaseType.NEVER, part.shouldIgnoreCase())) {
         return s.startsWith(value.toString());
@@ -159,10 +167,11 @@ public Predicate<Object> startsWith(Object value) {
 
   public Predicate<Object> endsWith(Object value) {
     return new DaprPredicate(part.getProperty(), value, o -> {
-      if (!(o instanceof String s)) {
+      if (!(o instanceof String)) {
         return false;
       }
 
+      var s = (String)o;
       if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(Part.IgnoreCaseType.NEVER, part.shouldIgnoreCase())) {
         return s.endsWith(value.toString());
       }
diff --git a/dapr-spring/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
index b6cb7b4a2..a7c9474f3 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/pom.xml
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 
   <properties>
     <springboot.version>3.2.6</springboot.version>
-    <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
-    <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
+    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.7.0</version>
+        <version>3.2.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>attach-javadocs</id>