#1234: Fixed JavaDoc for Java 21 + JavaDoc verification step

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -98,9 +98,28 @@ jobs:
           report_paths: "**/target/surefire-reports/TEST*.xml"
           check_name: Unit Test Results for Oracle JDK 8 with KCMS=${{ matrix.kcms }}
 
+  javadoc:
+    name: Build JavaDoc
+    needs: [ test ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
+        java: [ 11, 17, 21, 25 ]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+          java-package: jdk
+          cache: 'maven'
+      - name: Create JavaDoc
+        run: mvn --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -DskipTests package javadoc:javadoc
+
   release:
     name: Deploy
-    needs: [ test, test-jdk8, test-oracle ]
+    needs: [ test, test-jdk8, test-oracle, javadoc ]
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' # only perform on latest master
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: