diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-simulator.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-simulator.yaml
index 0ed6cffc18..252244a8fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-simulator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-simulator.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: 'zulu'
-        java-version: '8'
+        java-version: '11'
 
     - name: Gradle edition of java console
       working-directory: ./java_tools
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gen-configs.yaml b/.github/workflows/gen-configs.yaml
index 08ffb18c73..29efacaa4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gen-configs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gen-configs.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: 'zulu'
-        java-version: '8'
+        java-version: '11'
 
     - name: Test Compiler
       run: javac -version