diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 9d5b74d0a..cae39b798 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+    - name: Set Java version
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        java-version: '11'
+
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2