diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6ef1c3dab..4d4ad94d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             java: 11
             jobtype: 1
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            java: 17
+            jobtype: 1
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
       # define Java options for both official sbt and sbt-extras