diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index e2b4e3221..5a5bbb556 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+    # https://github.com/actions/setup-java
+    - name: Setup Java JDK
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        distribution: 'adopt' # See 'Supported distributions' for available options
+        java-version: '8'
+        cache: 'maven'
+
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2