diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b2ce2e45..eb1fb630 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '8'
+          java-version: '11'
           distribution: 'corretto'
           cache: 'sbt'
 
diff --git a/.java-version b/.java-version
index 62593409..b4de3947 100644
--- a/.java-version
+++ b/.java-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8
+11
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index ac7c6553..d713242f 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ lazy val scalaVer = "2.12.19"
 resolvers ++= Resolver.sonatypeOssRepos("releases")
 
 scalacOptions ++= Seq(
-  "-target:jvm-1.8",
+  "-release:11",
   "-encoding", "UTF-8",
   "-unchecked",
   "-deprecation",
diff --git a/riff-raff.yaml b/riff-raff.yaml
index a11f9fbd..7ffe8b47 100644
--- a/riff-raff.yaml
+++ b/riff-raff.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ deployments:
     parameters:
       amiTags:
         BuiltBy: amigo
-        Recipe: editorial-tools-focal-java8-ARM-WITH-cdk-base
+        Recipe: editorial-tools-focal-java11-ARM-WITH-cdk-base
         AmigoStage: PROD
       amiEncrypted: true
       prependStackToCloudFormationStackName: false