diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3ce89fc..b9a7580 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up JDK
       uses: actions/setup-java@v6
       with:
-        java-version: '17'
+        java-version: '26.0.2+10'
         distribution: 'temurin'
 
     # Try to reuse existing cache from check-build
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v6
       with: # running setup-java overwrites the settings.xml
         distribution: 'temurin'
-        java-version: '17'
+        java-version: '26.0.2+10'
         server-id: github-central
         server-password: PACKAGES_CENTRAL_TOKEN
         gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v6
       with: # running setup-java again overwrites the settings.xml
         distribution: 'temurin'
-        java-version: '17'
+        java-version: '26.0.2+10'
         server-id: sonatype-central-portal
         server-username: MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME
         server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup - Java
       uses: actions/setup-java@v6
       with:
-        java-version: '17'
+        java-version: '26.0.2+10'
         distribution: 'temurin'
 
     # Try to reuse existing cache from check-build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
index 9f66506..7418286 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v6
       with: # running setup-java overwrites the settings.xml
         distribution: 'temurin'
-        java-version: '17'
+        java-version: '26.0.2+10'
         server-id: github-central
         server-password: PACKAGES_CENTRAL_TOKEN
         gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v6
       with: # running setup-java again overwrites the settings.xml
         distribution: 'temurin'
-        java-version: '17'
+        java-version: '26.0.2+10'
         server-id: sonatype-central-portal
         server-username: MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME
         server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN