diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e9b61513..934225a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: 8
+      - name: Setup BUILD_JAVA_HOME & BUILD_JAVA_VERSION
+        run: |
+          java -Xinternalversion
+          echo "BUILD_JAVA_HOME=${JAVA_HOME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "BUILD_JAVA_VERSION=8" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Publish a release
         run: ./gradlew publish
         env: