diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk.yml b/.github/workflows/snyk.yml
index 8bc49c55f38..4022d8263c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snyk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snyk.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: guardian/.github/.github/workflows/sbt-node-snyk.yml@main
     with:
       ORG: guardian
-      JAVA_VERSION: 8
+      JAVA_VERSION: 11
       EXCLUDE: package-lock.json # exclude V1, since it has its own special job below (because of JSPM)
     secrets:
       SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
     uses: guardian/.github/.github/workflows/sbt-node-snyk.yml@main
     with:
       ORG: guardian
-      JAVA_VERSION: 8
       EXCLUDE: fronts-client # exclude V2, since it's captured by the main job above
       SKIP_SBT: true # exclude scala, since it's captured by the main job above
       NODE_PACKAGE_JSON_FILES_MISSING_LOCK: v1_jspm_snyk_workaround/package.json v1_jspm_snyk_workaround/result/package.json