diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/release-docs.yml
index 719241f..fedf133 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-docs.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: 'zulu'
-        java-version: 16
+        java-version: 21
+
+    - name: Maven
+      uses: stCarolas/setup-maven@v5
+      with:
+        maven-version: 3.9.6
 
     - name: Build
       run: mvn -B site
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-ossrh.yml b/.github/workflows/release-ossrh.yml
index 42e5285..1bf1095 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-ossrh.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-ossrh.yml
@@ -21,13 +21,18 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with: # overwrite settings.xml
         distribution: 'zulu'
-        java-version: 16
+        java-version: 21
         server-id: ossrh
         server-username: OSSRH_USERNAME
         server-password: OSSRH_PASSWORD
         gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_KEY }}
         gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
 
+    - name: Maven
+      uses: stCarolas/setup-maven@v5
+      with:
+        maven-version: 3.9.6
+
     - name: Publish to Maven Central
       run: mvn -B -Prelease --file pom.xml deploy
       env: