Use a specific Java version with GitHub Actions

Published: August 10, 2020 , Updated: January 6, 2023

Talks about: github, github actions, and java

The setup-java action allows to use a specific Java version in your GitHub Action.

name: <PIPELINE>
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: <RUN_ON>
    steps:
      - name: Set up JDK <JDK_VERSION>
        uses: actions/[email protected]
        with:
          java-version: <JDK_VERSION>

<PIPELINE>: The name of your pipeline.
<RUN_ON>: The runner to use, see GitHub’s own documentation for possible values.
<JDK_VERSION>: The required Java version for your project.