diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d3d8d23..51bc3c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: eric2788/maven-jar-publish@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 22
+          java-version: 17
           body: added multiple distribution management
           upload-module: './groovier-plugin'
       - name: 'Update javadocs'
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           separator: '.'
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
-          java-version: '22'
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
       - uses: whelk-io/maven-settings-xml-action@main
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/develop.yml b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
index a58000e..aa21014 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
         with:
-          java-version: 22
+          java-version: 17
       - name: 'Package Jar'
         run: mvn -B package --file ./pom.xml
       - name: 'upload artifacts'
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: groovier-plugin
-          path: './groovier-plugin/target'
\ No newline at end of file
+          path: './groovier-plugin/target'
diff --git a/groovier-plugin/pom.xml b/groovier-plugin/pom.xml
index 105736e..e1e28c1 100644
--- a/groovier-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/groovier-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
     <version>${project.parent.version}.1</version>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>22</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>22</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44bf381..5cec768 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </modules>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>22</java.version>
+        <java.version>17</java.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>