diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index ad471e8..287d961 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ jobs:
             $HOME/.ivy2/cache            
             $HOME/.sbt
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cache-v2-${{ hashFiles('**/*.sbt') }}-${{ hashFiles('project/build.properties') }}
-      - name: Test (${{ matrix.scala }}, ${{ matrix.java }})
-        run: sbt ++${{ matrix.scala }} build
+      - name: Build
+        # build is required to trigger the sbt-scripted plugin tests
+        run: sbt build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e5210d6..49bc23e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: olafurpg/setup-scala@v14
+        with:
+          java-version: corretto@1.17
       - run: sbt ci-release
         env:
           PGP_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}