diff --git a/.github/workflows/dep_build_v3.yml b/.github/workflows/dep_build_v3.yml
index 28064e366b..aec10573b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dep_build_v3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dep_build_v3.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   build:
     # Do we want wide matrix build? For now, limited
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: 'ubuntu-22.04'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        java_version: ['8', '17', '21']
-        os: ['ubuntu-22.04']
+        java_version: ['17', '21']
     env:
       JAVA_OPTS: "-XX:+TieredCompilation -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1"
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 81c59a8147..2a5aec315a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ on:
     branches:
     - master
     - "3.0"
-    - "2.19"
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ on:
     branches:
     - master
     - "3.0"
-    - "2.19"
     paths-ignore:
     - "README.md"
     - "release-notes/*"
@@ -26,13 +24,13 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        java_version: ['8', '11', '17', '21', '22']
+        java_version: ['17', '21', '22']
         os: ['ubuntu-22.04']
         include:
-          - java_version: '8'
+          - java_version: '17'
             os: 'ubuntu-22.04'
             release_build: 'R'
-          - java_version: '8'
+          - java_version: '17'
             os: 'windows-latest'
             is_windows: 'W'
     env:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c40548ccd..5e8d51029a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
+    <!-- [databind#4820]: Java 17 baseline -->
+    <javac.src.version>17</javac.src.version>
+    <javac.target.version>17</javac.target.version>
+
     <!-- 12-Nov-2022, tatu: [databind#3659] Verify Android SDK compatibility.
 
       Baseline compatibility:
@@ -281,7 +285,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.22</version>
+        <version>1.24</version>
         <configuration>
           <signature>
             <groupId>com.toasttab.android</groupId>
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 07a1d3b5ce..cca1d32114 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ Versions: 3.x (for earlier see VERSION-2.x)
 #4664: Change `EnumNamingStrategy.convertEnumToExternalName()` to take `MapperConfig` argument-
  (contributed by Joo-Hyuk K)
 #4818: Rename `AnnotationIntrospector.findDefaultCreator()` as `findPreferredCreator()`
+#4820: Change JDK baseline for Jackson 3.0 from Java 8 to Java 17
 - Remove `MappingJsonFactory`
 - Add context parameter for `TypeSerializer` contextualization (`forProperty()`)
 - Default for `JsonNodeFeature.STRIP_TRAILING_BIGDECIMAL_ZEROES` changed to `false` for 3.0