diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 5e48cbcee07..ff7cba2f67a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        java-version: ["8", "11", "17"]
+        java-version: ['*', '11', '17']
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up JDK ${{matrix.java-version}} PR
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
     - name: Publish Snapshot
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && ${{matrix.java-version}} == "8"
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && ${{ matrix.java-version == '8' }} 
       run: mvn -B clean deploy -DskipTests --file pom.xml
       env:
         MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}