diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 81cc0adb..e3ba1b4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: Setup Java
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        java-version: 21
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3