diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 69eb37fb1..bbfd161ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
 
 env:
-  JAVA_VERSION: '11'
+  JAVA_VERSION: '17'
   JAVA_DISTRO: 'zulu'
 
 jobs:
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ jobs:
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Needed to get PR information, if any
         SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
-      run: ./mvnw -ntp -B verify org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar -Dsonar.projectKey=streamthoughts_kafka-connect-file-pulse
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+      run: ./mvnw -ntp -B -DskipTests verify org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar -Dsonar.projectKey=streamthoughts_kafka-connect-file-pulse
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