diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7c000c14..bb61baa9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout Code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+    # needed for Sonar, default is 11 and is decprecated
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      with:
+        java-version: 17
+
     - name: Cache Paket
       uses: actions/cache@v3
       env: