diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index 653445e0f..74fc77ddf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
-          java-version: 17
+          java-version: 21
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4.0.1
         with:
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ jobs:
           export SONATYPE_PASSWORD=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id maven-snapshots-password --query SecretString --output text)
           echo "::add-mask::$SONATYPE_USERNAME"
           echo "::add-mask::$SONATYPE_PASSWORD"
-          ./gradlew publishPluginZipPublicationToSnapshotsRepository
\ No newline at end of file
+          ./gradlew publishPluginZipPublicationToSnapshotsRepository