diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index dbbecdf78..4f9e2f298 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
       with:
         distribution: temurin
-        java-version: 8
+        java-version: 17
+    - run: git config --system core.longpaths true
     - run: java -version
     - run: .kokoro/build.bat
       env:
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
       with:
         distribution: temurin
-        java-version: 8
+        java-version: 17
     - run: java -version
     - run: .kokoro/build.sh
       env:
diff --git a/.kokoro/build.sh b/.kokoro/build.sh
index 8fafeb0e5..3fb9504cd 100755
--- a/.kokoro/build.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/build.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ integration)
       -Dit.test=!ITBigQueryWrite*RetryTest \
       -Dsurefire.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false \
       -Dfailsafe.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false \
+      -Dprotobuf.version="4.27.4" \
       -fae \
       verify
     RETURN_CODE=$?
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-bigquerystorage-v1beta1/clirr-ignored-differences.xml b/proto-google-cloud-bigquerystorage-v1beta1/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
index 5fe0b0593..16b3ba653 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-bigquerystorage-v1beta1/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-bigquerystorage-v1beta1/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <className>com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1beta1/Storage$ReadRowsResponseOrBuilder</className>
         <method>* getSchemaCase()</method>
     </difference>
-
+  
     <!-- The following 7006 exemptions are related to Protobuf 4.27.4+ runtime upgrade -->
     <difference>
         <differenceType>7006</differenceType>