diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 090a7cd..cc1b249 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         scala: [2.12.20]
-        java: [zulu@8, graal_graalvm@17, corretto@17]
+        java: [corretto@17, graal_graalvm@17, zulu@8]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Ignore line ending differences in git
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Setup Java (zulu@8)
-        if: matrix.java == 'zulu@8'
+      - name: Setup Java (corretto@17)
+        if: matrix.java == 'corretto@17'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          distribution: zulu
-          java-version: 8
+          distribution: corretto
+          java-version: 17
           cache: sbt
 
       - name: Setup GraalVM (graal_graalvm@17)
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ jobs:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           cache: sbt
 
-      - name: Setup Java (corretto@17)
-        if: matrix.java == 'corretto@17'
+      - name: Setup Java (zulu@8)
+        if: matrix.java == 'zulu@8'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          distribution: corretto
-          java-version: 17
+          distribution: zulu
+          java-version: 8
           cache: sbt
 
       - name: Setup sbt
@@ -78,9 +78,14 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: sbt '++ ${{ matrix.scala }}' githubWorkflowCheck
 
-      - shell: bash
+      - if: matrix.java != 'zulu@8'
+        shell: bash
         run: sbt '++ ${{ matrix.scala }}' '+ test' '+ scripted'
 
+      - if: matrix.java == 'zulu@8'
+        shell: bash
+        run: sbt '++ ${{ matrix.scala }}' test scripted
+
       - name: Clean up Ivy Local repo
         shell: bash
         run: rm -rf "$HOME/.ivy2/local"
@@ -103,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         scala: [2.12.20]
-        java: [zulu@8]
+        java: [corretto@17]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Ignore line ending differences in git
@@ -123,12 +128,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Setup Java (zulu@8)
-        if: matrix.java == 'zulu@8'
+      - name: Setup Java (corretto@17)
+        if: matrix.java == 'corretto@17'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          distribution: zulu
-          java-version: 8
+          distribution: corretto
+          java-version: 17
           cache: sbt
 
       - name: Setup GraalVM (graal_graalvm@17)
@@ -141,12 +146,12 @@ jobs:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           cache: sbt
 
-      - name: Setup Java (corretto@17)
-        if: matrix.java == 'corretto@17'
+      - name: Setup Java (zulu@8)
+        if: matrix.java == 'zulu@8'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
-          distribution: corretto
-          java-version: 17
+          distribution: zulu
+          java-version: 8
           cache: sbt
 
       - name: Setup sbt
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 20f5c1d..ee267ce 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -22,14 +22,29 @@ ThisBuild / crossScalaVersions := Seq(scala212)
 ThisBuild / scalaVersion := scala212
 
 ThisBuild / githubWorkflowOSes := Seq("ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "windows-latest")
-ThisBuild / githubWorkflowBuild := Seq(WorkflowStep.Sbt(List("+ test", "+ scripted")))
+ThisBuild / githubWorkflowBuild := Seq(
+  WorkflowStep.Sbt(
+    commands = List("+ test", "+ scripted"),
+    cond = Some("matrix.java != 'zulu@8'")
+  ),
+  WorkflowStep.Sbt(
+    commands = List("test", "scripted"),
+    cond = Some("matrix.java == 'zulu@8'")
+  ),
+)
 ThisBuild / githubWorkflowBuildPostamble += WorkflowStep.Run(
   commands = List("""rm -rf "$HOME/.ivy2/local""""),
   name = Some("Clean up Ivy Local repo")
 )
-ThisBuild / githubWorkflowJavaVersions ++= Seq(
+
+def publishTaskJavaSpec = JavaSpec.corretto("17")
+
+ThisBuild / githubWorkflowJavaVersions := Seq(
+  // https://github.com/sbt/sbt-github-actions/issues/216
+  // https://github.com/sbt/sbt-github-actions/blob/6b89abdd5381ef61870b/src/main/scala/sbtghactions/GenerativePlugin.scala#L738
+  publishTaskJavaSpec,
   JavaSpec.graalvm(Graalvm.Distribution("graalvm"), "17"),
-  JavaSpec.corretto("17")
+  JavaSpec.zulu("8"),
 )
 
 ThisBuild / githubWorkflowTargetTags ++= Seq("v*")
@@ -56,16 +71,25 @@ pluginCrossBuild / sbtVersion := {
     case "2.12" =>
       "1.5.5"
     case _ =>
-      "2.0.0-RC6"
+      "2.0.0-RC9"
   }
 }
-crossScalaVersions += "3.7.3"
+crossScalaVersions += "3.8.1"
 
 publishMavenStyle := true
 
 scalacOptions +=
   "-Xlint:_,-missing-interpolator"
 
+scalacOptions ++= {
+  scalaBinaryVersion.value match {
+    case "2.12" =>
+      Seq("-release:8")
+    case "3" =>
+      Nil
+  }
+}
+
 libraryDependencies += "org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.20.8" % Test
 
 enablePlugins(SbtPlugin)