diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 6a3a65dc9..2221e74a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Checkout submodules
       run: git submodule update --init --recursive
-    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+    - name: Set up JDK 11
       uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
-        java-version: 1.8
+        distribution: 'zulu'
+        java-version: '11'
         java-package: jdk+fx
     - name: Build with Gradle
       run: ./gradlew build