diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index 5f7474ae9..5e1dd4251 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -10,35 +10,6 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
 
 jobs:
-  # old-school build and jar method. No tests run or compiled.
-  build-8: 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        # build for java 8, however don't run any tests
-        java: [ 8, 11, 17, 19, 20 ]
-    name: Java ${{ matrix.java }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-          cache: 'maven'
-      - name: Compile Java ${{ matrix.java }}
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p target/classes
-          javac -d target/classes/ src/main/java/org/json/*.java
-      - name: Create java ${{ matrix.java }} JAR
-        run: |
-          jar cvf target/org.json.jar -C target/classes .
-      - name: Upload Java ${{ matrix.java }} JAR
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
-        with:
-          name: Java ${{ matrix.java }} JAR
-          path: target/org.json.jar
-      
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ecc12b73..e999230ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ JSON in Java [package org.json]
 
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.json/json.svg)](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.json/json)
 
-**[Click here if you just want the latest release jar file.](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/json/json/20230227/json-20230227.jar)**
+**[Click here if you just want the latest release jar file.](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/json/json/20230618/json-20230618.jar)**
 
 
 # Overview
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d6ed899c9..e17f145ca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -173,4 +173,4 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>