diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1b9a717..7f2c3f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,21 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [ published, edited ]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   test:
     name: Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: 8
       - name: Maven Package
         run: mvn clean install -Dgpg.skip -Dmaven.javadoc.skip -Dmaven.test.skip
@@ -43,14 +48,14 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     needs: test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out Git repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Java and Maven
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: 8
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 77e04b4..a2c3894 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -2,17 +2,22 @@ name: Tests
 
 on: [ push, pull_request_target ]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
 
   test:
     name: Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: 8
 
       - name: Maven Package