diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2eb54fdb..c0ab4f69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '17'
+          java-version: '25'
           cache: gradle
 
       - name: Build and verify Gradle sample projects
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '17'
+          java-version: '25'
           cache: maven
       - name: Setup openjdk packages
         run: |
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with: # running setup-java again overwrites the settings.xml
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '17'
+          java-version: '25'
           cache: maven
       - name: Setup openjdk packages
         run: |
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '17'
+          java-version: '25'
           cache: gradle
       - name: Setup OpenJDK packages
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-github.yml b/.github/workflows/release-github.yml
index 7d29219b..e9b153d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-github.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-github.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '8'
+          java-version: '25'
       - name: Publish to Github
         run: |
           mvn deploy -Pgithub "-Dgpr.repo=${{ vars.GHP_REPO }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/release-gradle.yml
index 119fe71c..b00bbb3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-gradle.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '17'
+          java-version: '25'
           server-id: central
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-maven.yml b/.github/workflows/release-maven.yml
index 5df9f6b1..5291b561 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-maven.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '17'
+          java-version: '25'
           server-id: central
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN