diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 8110ea8..863a2df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       # Build/test for JDK
       - name: Setup JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          java-version: 1.8
+          java-version: 8
+          distribution: corretto
 # TODO: likely will need caching for JS deps as well
       - name: Cache Maven packages
         uses: actions/cache@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ccf2e3c..e4c32f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          java-version: 1.8
+          java-version: 8
+          distribution: corretto
       - name: Cache Maven packages
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with: