diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml b/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml
index 27c4141bba..704d6d291e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        # Don't upgrade to java 11 until you've managed to run packr with it.
         with:
-          java-version: '11'
+          java-version: '8'
 
       - name: classes
         run: ./gradlew classes