diff --git a/metadata/com.github.premnirmal.tickerwidget.yml b/metadata/com.github.premnirmal.tickerwidget.yml
index 5b6c0bea59..8a356cf965 100644
--- a/metadata/com.github.premnirmal.tickerwidget.yml
+++ b/metadata/com.github.premnirmal.tickerwidget.yml
@@ -1773,6 +1773,10 @@ Builds:
     versionCode: 300900832
     commit: 9ac4afe2f70b13c93cad9255966cfe2e64d0601f
     subdir: app
+    sudo:
+      - apt-get update
+      - apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jdk-headless
+      - update-java-alternatives -a
     gradle:
       - purefoss
     prebuild: sed -i -e '/google-services/d; /firebase/d; /android.applicationVariants.all