diff --git a/.ci/java-versions.properties b/.ci/java-versions.properties
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+# This file is used with all of the non-matrix tests in Jenkins.
+
+# This .properties file defines the versions of Java with which to
+# build and test Elasticsearch for this branch. Valid Java versions
+# are 'java' or 'openjdk' followed by the major release number.
+
+ES_BUILD_JAVA=java10
+ES_RUNTIME_JAVA=java8
diff --git a/.ci/matrix-build-javas.yml b/.ci/matrix-build-javas.yml
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+ES_BUILD_JAVA:
+  - java10
diff --git a/.ci/matrix-java-exclusions.yml b/.ci/matrix-java-exclusions.yml
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+exclude:
diff --git a/.ci/matrix-runtime-javas.yml b/.ci/matrix-runtime-javas.yml
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+ES_RUNTIME_JAVA:
+  - java8
+  - java10