diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e89e54c17..d6a6ef95e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        java: [ '8', '11', '17', '21-ea' ]
+        java: [ '8', '17', '21' ]
         os: [ 'ubuntu-22.04', 'windows-latest' ]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b0015d32a..2761b537e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ subprojects {
         options.docEncoding = 'UTF-8'
         options.charSet = 'UTF-8'
         options.links("https://www.javadoc.io/doc/org.agrona/agrona/${agronaVersion}/")
-        if (buildJavaVersion >= 19) { // early access JavaDoc location is different
+        if (buildJavaVersion > 21) { // early access JavaDoc location is different
             options.links("https://download.java.net/java/early_access/jdk${buildJavaVersion}/docs/api/")
         }
         else if (buildJavaVersion >= 11) {