diff --git a/pipelines/bazel-release.yml b/pipelines/bazel-release.yml
index 2cadde0c69..9d0ef97130 100644
--- a/pipelines/bazel-release.yml
+++ b/pipelines/bazel-release.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ steps:
           - ANDROID_HOME
           - ANDROID_NDK_HOME
           - BUILDKITE_ARTIFACT_UPLOAD_DESTINATION
-        image: gcr.io/bazel-public/ubuntu1804:java11
+        image: gcr.io/bazel-public/ubuntu1404:java8
         network: host
         privileged: true
         propagate-environment: true
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ steps:
           - ANDROID_HOME
           - ANDROID_NDK_HOME
           - BUILDKITE_ARTIFACT_UPLOAD_DESTINATION
-        image: gcr.io/bazel-public/ubuntu1804:java11
+        image: gcr.io/bazel-public/ubuntu1404:java8
         network: host
         privileged: true
         propagate-environment: true