diff --git a/.github/workflows/licensecheck.yml b/.github/workflows/licensecheck.yml
index b4eee48a85..710a4e3b71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/licensecheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/licensecheck.yml
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ jobs:
     with:
       projectId: eclipse.jdt.ls
       submodules: recursive
+      javaVersion: '23'
     secrets:
       gitlabAPIToken: ${{ secrets.ECLIPSE_GITLAB_API_TOKEN }}