diff --git a/.github/workflows/ant.yml b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
index 9179c3ba4ec..8c5f152ddf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ant.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [1.8, 11]
+        java: [1.8, 11, 17]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps: