diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml
index 469c2e1f..a03d3d3b 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,26 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-toolchains-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.2.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <toolchains>
+                        <jdk>
+                            <!-- Range matches both "8" (e.g. actions/setup-java)
+                                 and "1.8" (legacy / hand-written toolchains). -->
+                            <version>[1.8,9)</version>
+                        </jdk>
+                    </toolchains>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>toolchain</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.5.2</version>
             </plugin>