diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
index 2792ac0..6f5a35d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ env:
   SIGNING_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.JAVA_SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
   SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.JAVA_SIGNING_KEY }}
   SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.JAVA_SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
+  JAVAVERSION: "11"
 jobs:
   build_sdk:
     name: build_sdk