diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index a46e96506a6..bdbb24c32ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,17 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.base.repo.clone_url != github.event.pull_request.head.repo.clone_url
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }}, Java-${{ matrix.jdkVersion }}, Eclipse ${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest' ] # 'windows-latest' too flaky
+        os: ['ubuntu', 'macos' ] # 'windows-latest' too flaky
+        jdkVersion: ['11', '17']
+        targetPlatform: ['r202203', 'latest'] # Only test latest and earliest platform
+        exclude: # Since Eclipse 2023-06 Java17 is required
+          - jdkVersion: 11
+            targetPlatform: latest
       fail-fast: false
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: 'Check out repository'
@@ -24,7 +30,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Set up Java'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 17
+          java-version: |
+            11
+            17
           distribution: 'temurin'
 
       - name: 'Cache Maven packages'
@@ -37,7 +45,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and test
         uses: coactions/setup-xvfb@v1
         with: 
-          run: mvn clean verify -PuseJenkinsSnapshots
+          run: "mvn clean verify --batch-mode --toolchains ../releng/toolchains.xml -PuseJenkinsSnapshots,strict-release-jdk \
+            -Dtoolchain.jdk=${{ matrix.jdkVersion }} -Dtarget-platform-classifier=xtext-${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}"
           working-directory: org.eclipse.xtext.full.releng
 
   build-maven-artifacts:
@@ -62,5 +71,5 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-maven
 
       - name: Build Maven artifacts
-        run: mvn clean verify -PuseJenkinsSnapshots
+        run: mvn clean verify --batch-mode -PuseJenkinsSnapshots
         working-directory: org.eclipse.xtext.maven.releng
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 6147541ff4e..7fe6414b3d3 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pipeline {
         xvnc(useXauthority: true) {
           sh """
             ./full-build.sh --tp=${selectedTargetPlatform()} \
-              ${javaVersion() == 17 ? '' : '--toolchains releng/toolchains.xml -Pstrict-release-jdk'}
+              --toolchains releng/toolchains.xml -Pstrict-release-jdk -Dtoolchain.jdk=${javaVersion()}
           """
         }
       }// END steps
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c9c7b688c0..ee68a10a7f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@
 		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>strict-release-jdk</id>
+			<properties>
+				<!-- By default use running java version in test runtimes-->
+				<toolchain.jdk>${maven.compiler.release}</toolchain.jdk>
+			</properties>
 			<build>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
@@ -419,7 +423,7 @@
 							<toolchains>
 								<jdk>
 									<!-- Toolchain selected by maven/tycho-compiler for compilation and maven/tycho-surefire as JRE of launched test-runtimes-->
-									<version>${maven.compiler.release}</version>
+									<version>${toolchain.jdk}</version>
 								</jdk>
 							</toolchains>
 						</configuration>