diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 7a6b5152..9e55f1cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ jobs:
           release-task: modrinth
           # Java 16 for spigot
         - project: spigot
-          java-version: 16
+          java-version: 8
           release-task: curseforge
         - project: spigot
-          java-version: 16
+          java-version: 8
           release-task: discordupload
         - project: spigot
-          java-version: 16
+          java-version: 8
           release-task: modrinth
     needs: release-please
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snapshots.yml b/.github/workflows/snapshots.yml
index a705af63..3ca611b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snapshots.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snapshots.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
         - project: spigot
-          java-version: 16
+          java-version: 8
         - project: legacyspigot
           java-version: 8
     steps: