diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-on-release.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-on-release.yml
index 798a5af497..84ae861b38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-on-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-on-release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
               uses: actions/setup-java@v3
               with:
                   distribution: 'temurin'
-                  java-version: '17'
+                  java-version: '21'
                   java-package: jdk
                   settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }} # location for the settings.xml file
             - name: Deploy to GitHub Package Registry
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_prerelease.yml
index 2012d09bee..deb6a2d220 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_prerelease.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: ['17']
+        java: ['21']
     name: Deploying Towny Prerelease
     steps:
       - name: checkout repo content
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: compile towny with maven
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: mvn -B clean package -P no-apidoc -DskipTests=false
+        run: mvn -B clean package -P -DskipTests=false
       - name: setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with: