diff --git a/release-branch-pipeline.yml b/release-branch-pipeline.yml
index 3fcf5dc3b..3b477a9a9 100644
--- a/release-branch-pipeline.yml
+++ b/release-branch-pipeline.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ steps:
       mavenPomFile: 'pom.xml'
       mavenOptions: '-Xmx3072m'
       javaHomeOption: 'JDKVersion'
-      jdkVersionOption: '1.8'
+      jdkVersionOption: '1.11'
       jdkArchitectureOption: 'x64'
       publishJUnitResults: true
       testResultsFiles: '**/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml'