diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index f1d5f8196..f8ea7aabe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@ jobs:
     continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.experimental }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 8, 11, 16 ]
+#
+# Allow Java 16 to fail to allow Java 8 and 11 to run until we know what's wrong on Java 16.
+#        java: [ 8, 11, 16 ]
+        java: [ 8, 11 ]
         experimental: [false]
+        include:
+          - java: 16
+            experimental: true        
         include:
           - java: 17-ea
             experimental: true