diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yaml b/.github/workflows/releases.yaml
index 40ce0954..39629d8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
-          java-version: '8'
+          java-version: '15'
 
       # burpsuite_pro.jar is not available, disable tests
       - name: Build
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: false
           files: |
             releases/*.jar
-        id: "automatic_releases"
\ No newline at end of file
+        id: "automatic_releases"