diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-go.yml b/.github/workflows/release-go.yml
index 1541d2e95..fb470cb15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-go.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      # Workaround for https://github.com/SAP/jenkins-library/issues/1723, build only works with jdk8 currently
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: '8'
       - name: Prepare Release
         run: |
           curl --insecure --silent --location --write-out '%{http_code}' --output ./piper_master https://github.com/SAP/jenkins-library/releases/latest/download/piper_master