diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e70fcbd6..4b682a1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
       - name: Build with Maven
         run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml -Dsurefire.skipAfterFailureCount=1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e2133870..76c2c19e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check Out Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: 17
 
       - name: Set env for master(latest) release
         if: github.ref_name == 'master'
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Delete previous ${{ env.RELEASE_NAME }} release
         uses: dev-drprasad/delete-tag-and-release@v1.1
         with:
-          delete_release: "true" # default: false
+          delete_release: true
           tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_NAME }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -47,8 +52,8 @@ jobs:
           name: Release ${{ env.RELEASE_NAME }}
           tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_NAME }}
           body: Release ${{ env.RELEASE_NAME }}
-          draft: "false"
-          prerelease: "false"
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: true
 
           files: |
             debezium-server-iceberg-sink/target/debezium-server-iceberg-sink-${{ env.RELEASE_NAME }}.jar
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2d70f8dd..fddf0100 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <version.googlebigdataoss>2.2.20</version.googlebigdataoss>
         <version.testcontainers>1.19.7</version.testcontainers>
         <!-- Debezium -->
-        <version.debezium>2.5.4.Final</version.debezium>
+        <version.debezium>2.7.0.Alpha1</version.debezium>
         <version.mysql.driver>8.0.32</version.mysql.driver>
         <!-- Quarkus -->
         <version.quarkus>3.6.9</version.quarkus>