diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-npm_node-sonarcloud-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/code-npm_node-sonarcloud-analysis.yml
index 574bf37..af741c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-npm_node-sonarcloud-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-npm_node-sonarcloud-analysis.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "app-name=$(jq -r '.name' package.json)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "github-repository=$(echo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" | cut -d'/' -f2)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
+      - name: Set up JDK 21 for SonarScanner
+        if: steps.project.outputs.has-package == 'true'
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: "21"
+
       - name: SonarCloud / Run analysis with release event
         if: ${{ steps.project.outputs.has-package == 'true' && github.event_name == 'release' }}
         env: