diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 55ce02110..000000000
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-machine: true
-jobs:
-  build:
-    machine:
-      image: ubuntu-2204:current
-    working_directory: ~/circleci-java
-    steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Install OpenJDK 17
-          command: |
-              sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jdk
-              sudo update-alternatives --set java /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64/bin/java
-              sudo update-alternatives --set javac /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64/bin/javac
-              java -version
-      - checkout
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: maven-dependencies-{{ checksum "pom.xml" }}
-      - run: cd prometheus-metrics-shaded-dependencies && ../mvnw clean install && cd ..
-      - run: ./mvnw clean install
-      - run: ./mvnw javadoc:jar
-      - save_cache:
-          paths:
-            - ~/.m2
-          key: maven-dependencies-{{ checksum "pom.xml" }}
-orbs:
-  prometheus: prometheus/prometheus@0.16.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 94e57b044..835d4dcde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          java-version: 8
+          java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
+          cache: 'maven'
+      - name: Shaded dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd prometheus-metrics-shaded-dependencies
+          ../mvnw clean install
       - name: Run the Maven verify phase
-        run: ./mvnw --batch-mode verify
+        run: |
+          ./mvnw clean install
+          ./mvnw javadoc:jar