diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-api-build.and.test.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-api-build.and.test.yml
index b373b055..32f040cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-api-build.and.test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-api-build.and.test.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: oracle
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ~/.m2/repository
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 7f0e7da2..a5385c61 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       src/main/resources/**,src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/penreg/api/endpoint/**,src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/penreg/api/config/**,
       src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/penreg/api/mappers/**,src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/penreg/api/exception/**,src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/penreg/api/model/**,src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/penreg/api/struct/**
     </sonar.exclusions>
-    <java.version>11</java.version>
+    <java.version>17</java.version>
 
     <maven.compiler.version>3.8.0</maven.compiler.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>