Update version matrix in verification workflows

Author: erichaagdev

Diff for: .github/workflows/cross-platform-testing-build-from-source.yml

@@ -35,18 +35,23 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04, macos-11, macos-12, windows-2019]
-        java-version: [ '8', '11', '17' ]
+        # Only the latest available version of each OS is tested
+        # Both macOS 13 and 14 are tested because they use different architectures
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-24.04
+          - macos-13 # x86_64
+          - macos-14 # aarch64
+          - windows-2022
+        # Only LTS versions greater than 8 are tested
+        java-version: [ '8', '11', '17', '21' ]
         include:
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04
             shell: bash
-          - os: ubuntu-22.04
+          - os: macos-13
             shell: bash
-          - os: macos-11
+          - os: macos-14
             shell: bash
-          - os: macos-12
-            shell: bash
-          - os: windows-2019
+          - os: windows-2022
             shell: wsl-bash
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
-          distribution: 'temurin'
+          distribution: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-14' && 'zulu' || 'temurin' }} # No Temurin JDK 8 distribution for aarch64
       - name: Download built script artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:

Diff for: .github/workflows/cross-platform-testing-use-development-release.yml

@@ -14,18 +14,23 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04, macos-11, macos-12, windows-2019]
-        java-version: [ '8', '11', '17' ]
+        # Only the latest available version of each OS is tested
+        # Both macOS 13 and 14 are tested because they use different architectures
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-24.04
+          - macos-13 # x86_64
+          - macos-14 # aarch64
+          - windows-2022
+        # Only LTS versions greater than 8 are tested
+        java-version: [ '8', '11', '17', '21' ]
         include:
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04
             shell: bash
-          - os: ubuntu-22.04
+          - os: macos-13
             shell: bash
-          - os: macos-11
+          - os: macos-14
             shell: bash
-          - os: macos-12
-            shell: bash
-          - os: windows-2019
+          - os: windows-2022
             shell: wsl-bash
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
-          distribution: 'temurin'
+          distribution: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-14' && 'zulu' || 'temurin' }} # No Temurin JDK 8 distribution for aarch64
       - name: Download and extract build validation Scripts
         run: |
           curl -L -O https://github.com/gradle/gradle-enterprise-build-validation-scripts/releases/download/development-latest/gradle-enterprise-gradle-build-validation-dev.zip