diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/test-pr.yml
index 33f95068..bef1895e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-pr.yml
@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@ jobs:
     name: Checkout and Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     
-    continue-on-error: true
-
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        java-version: [8, 11, 16, 17, 21]
+        java-version: [8, 11, 17, 21]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: JDK setup
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
           distribution: 'temurin'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-arlington-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/update-arlington-workflow.yml
index e7bb0d0e..faec17a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-arlington-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-arlington-workflow.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java-version: [11, 16, 17, 21]
+        java-version: [11, 17, 21]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code