diff --git a/.github/workflows/mvn.yml b/.github/workflows/mvn.yml
index 854bc6f863..44e5e15277 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mvn.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mvn.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-20.04, windows-2022, macos-12 ]
-        java: [ 11, 20 ]
+        java: [ 8, 11, 20 ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
       CONVERT_PATH: /tmp/antlr4-to-bnf-converter