diff --git a/.github/workflows/java8-maven.yml b/.github/workflows/java8-maven.yml
index acbac16..9af1831 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java8-maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java8-maven.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@ on: [ push, pull_request ]
 
 env:
   MAVEN_ARGS: "-B -ntp"
-  JAVA_MIN: 8
-  JAVA_MAX: 21
 
 jobs:
   vars-job:
     name: Compute variables
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      java_min: ${{ env.JAVA_MIN }}
-      java_max: ${{ env.JAVA_MAX }}
+      java_min: 8
+      java_max: 21
       origin: 'nbbrd/'
     steps:
       - run: echo
@@ -31,8 +29,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: hello
-        run: echo ${{ needs.vars-job.outputs.origin }}
       - name: Checkout source code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -65,8 +61,8 @@ jobs:
 #        run: mvn -U clean verify artifact:compare -DskipTests
 
   auto-merge-job:
-    needs: build-and-test-job
-    if: startsWith(github.repository, 'nbbrd/') && github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    needs: [ vars-job, build-and-test-job ]
+    if: startsWith(github.repository, needs.vars-job.outputs.origin) && github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
@@ -101,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_MAX }}
+          java-version: ${{ needs.vars-job.outputs.java_max }}
           cache: 'maven'
 
       - name: Deploy snapshot with Maven if settings defined
@@ -130,8 +126,8 @@ jobs:
             out/jreleaser/output.properties
 
   release-job:
-    needs: build-and-test-job
-    if: startsWith(github.repository, 'nbbrd/') && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    needs: [ vars-job, build-and-test-job ]
+    if: startsWith(github.repository, needs.vars-job.outputs.origin) && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
 
     name: Release on tag
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -147,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_MAX }}
+          java-version: ${{ needs.vars-job.outputs.java_max }}
           cache: 'maven'
 
       - name: Deploy with Maven if settings defined