diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b0faabc..c28f85d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ on:
         required: true
 
 env:
-  JAVA_VERSION: '11'
+  JAVA_VERSION: '8'
   JAVA_DISTRO: 'zulu'
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 118bbfd..9b3fcb8 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 :project-repo:    maven
 :project-name:    json-lib
 :project-group:   org.kordamp.json
-:project-version: 
+:project-version: 3.0.3
 
 image:https://github.com/{project-owner}/{project-name}/workflows/Build/badge.svg["Build Status", link="https://github.com/{project-owner}/{project-name}/actions"]
 image:https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/{project-group}/{project-name}-core.svg[Download, link="https://search.maven.org/#search|ga|1|{project-name}"]