diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f08491a1..294414cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ '8', '11' ]
+        java: [ '8', '17' ]
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout the repo