diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1490350..3829093 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "AUTHOR_EMAIL=$AUTHOR_EMAIL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         id: author_info
         
-      - name: Set up Java 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - name: Set up Java 8
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          distribution: 'oracle'
-          java-version: '17'
+          java-version: "8"
+          distribution: temurin
           server-id: ossrh
           server-username: OSSRH_JIRA_USERNAME
           server-password: OSSRH_JIRA_PASSWORD
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a379df6..65f3db2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run the Maven tests
         run: mvn test
       - name: Generate assembly fat JAR
-        run: mvn clean package -Passembly
+        run: mvn clean package