diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
index 67c1ace..06afce4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '17'
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
           distribution: adopt
       - name: Run quality assurance and test with coverage
         run: ./gradlew clean check
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ jobs:
   success:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
+      - validation
       - build
       - release-and-delivery
       - documentation-deploy