diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-reference.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-reference.yml
index 757d2f51..03569c43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-reference.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-reference.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
-          java-version: '11'
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
           cache: gradle
       - name: Validate Gradle wrapper