diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 774120b5a..596619a70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         # test against latest update of each major Java version, as well as specific updates of LTS versions:
-        java: [8, 8.0.192, 11.0.x, 11.0.3, 12, 13, 15, 16 ]
+        java: [8, 8.0.192, 11.0.x, 11.0.3, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 ]
     name: Java ${{ matrix.java }}
     env:
       OS: ${{ matrix.os }}