diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 400265324..14880e536 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cache Coursier cache
         uses: coursier/cache-action@v6.4.0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
-        uses: coursier/setup-action@v1.3.0
+      - name: Set up JDK 8
+        # https://github.com/coursier/setup-action/releases
+        # v1.3.0
+        uses: coursier/setup-action@70323223454ac2a9eb2de46f389b4d045cbcdea5
         with:
-          jvm: temurin:1.11.0.17
+          jvm: adopt:1.8.0-275
 
       - name: Publish artifacts for all Scala versions
         env: