diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 8f644b620..b217cecb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
       
-    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+    - name: Set up JDK 11
       uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
-        java-version: 1.8
+        java-version: 11
         
 #      with:
         # We must fetch at least the immediate parents so that if this is
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 83ae70631..01a4d516d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+    - name: Set up JDK 11
       uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
-        java-version: 1.8
+        java-version: 11
     - name: Cache local Maven repository
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ jobs:
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
     - name: Build with Maven
-      run: mvn -B verify --file pom.xml
+      run: mvn -X -B verify --file pom.xml