diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6d34a4a34..d19ddc3dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ 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 NPM
       uses: actions/cache@v3
       env: