diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-msi.yml b/.github/workflows/build-msi.yml
index 14838c589d6a..323bf94ba868 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-msi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-msi.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'adopt'
-          java-version: '8'
+          java-version: 17
           cache: 'sbt'
       - name: Build MSI package
         run: sbt 'dist-win-x86_64/Windows/packageBin'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index c8b5617fc534..c0e4d5784674 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ jobs:
       # Ensure that version starts with prefix 3.
       # In the future it can be adapted to compare with git tag or version set in the project/Build.scala
       version: "3."
-      java-version: 8
+      java-version: 17
 
   build-sdk-package:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-sdk.yml
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ jobs:
       github.event_name == 'push' ||
       github.event_name == 'merge_group'
     with:
-      java-version: 8
+      java-version: 17
 
   build-chocolatey-package:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-chocolatey.yml
@@ -923,6 +923,6 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-chocolatey.yml
     with:
       version     : 3.6.0-SNAPSHOT # Fake version, used only for choco tests
-      java-version: 8
+      java-version: 17
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && contains(github.event.pull_request.body, '[test_chocolatey]')
     needs: [ build-chocolatey-package ]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yml b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
index ab921ec588d2..b81166aec84e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: build-chocolatey
     with:
       version     : ${{ inputs.version }}
-      java-version: 8
+      java-version: 17
   publish-chocolatey:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-chocolatey.yml
     needs: [ build-chocolatey, test-chocolatey ]
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       API-KEY: ${{ secrets.CHOCOLATEY_KEY }}
 
-  # TODO: ADD RELEASE WORKFLOW TO CHOCOLATEY AND OTHER PACKAGE MANAGERS HERE
\ No newline at end of file
+  # TODO: ADD RELEASE WORKFLOW TO CHOCOLATEY AND OTHER PACKAGE MANAGERS HERE