diff --git a/.azure/templates/jobs/deploy_java.yaml b/.azure/templates/jobs/deploy_java.yaml
index 39a87490..346a9a7c 100644
--- a/.azure/templates/jobs/deploy_java.yaml
+++ b/.azure/templates/jobs/deploy_java.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 jobs:
   - job: 'deploy_java'
     displayName: 'Deploy Java'
+    # Strategy for the job
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        'java-17':
+          image: 'Ubuntu-22.04'
+          jdk_version: '17'
+          main_build: 'true'
     # Set timeout for jobs
     timeoutInMinutes: 60
     # Base system