diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-publish-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/java-publish-snapshot.yml
index 89d8759a61b..e6b83a25b9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-publish-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-publish-snapshot.yml
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ jobs:
             17
             21
 
-      - name: 'Setup Maven 3.9.6'
+      - name: 'Setup Maven'
         uses: stCarolas/setup-maven@d6af6abeda15e98926a57b5aa970a96bb37f97d1 # v5
         with:
-          maven-version: 3.9.6
+          maven-version: 3.9.8
+
+      - name: 'Install Java Avro Toplevel'
+        working-directory: ./
+        run: mvn -B install -PskipQuality -DskipTests  
 
       - name: 'Deploy Maven snapshots'
         env: