diff --git a/.github/scripts/dl_3rdparty.sh b/.github/scripts/dl_3rdparty.sh
index d3a108c0..49e548e9 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/dl_3rdparty.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/dl_3rdparty.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 # These are downloaded from their corresponding Github Release pages according to the following
 # environment variables:
-#   OPENFST_TAG, THRAX_TAG, FLITE_THRAX_TAG
+#   OPENFST_TAG, THRAX_TAG
 
 set -o pipefail
 #set -x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 3a9e68f6..3ace5f2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       NDK_VER: 23.1.7779620
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Decode Keystore
         env:
           ENCODED_KS: ${{ secrets.KEYSTORE }}
@@ -23,9 +23,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "$ENCODED_KS" | base64 -di > "${TMP_KEYSTORE_FILE_PATH}"/simaromur_ks.jks
           ls -al "${TMP_KEYSTORE_FILE_PATH}"
       - name: set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 1.11
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: '17'
+          cache: 'gradle'
+      - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1
+        with:
+          ndk-version: r25b
+      - name: Change wrapper permissions
+        run: chmod +x ./gradlew
       - name: Get CMake
         uses: lukka/get-cmake@v3.20.1
       - name: Install NDK