diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-multiarch.yml b/.github/workflows/build-multiarch.yml
index bd7fd20..657cf96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-multiarch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-multiarch.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ jobs:
           - java8-multiarch
           - java8-openj9
           - java8-jdk
+          - java8-alpine
           - java11
-          - java11-openj9
-          - java11-jdk
         include:
         # JAVA 21:
           - variant: java21-graalvm
@@ -75,16 +74,12 @@ jobs:
             baseImage: adoptopenjdk:11-jre-hotspot
             platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64
             mcVersion: 1.16.5
-          - variant: java11-jdk
-            baseImage: adoptopenjdk:11-jdk-hotspot
-            platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64
-            mcVersion: 1.16.5
-          - variant: java11-openj9
-            baseImage: ibm-semeru-runtimes:open-11-jre
-            platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-            mcVersion: 1.16.5
         # JAVA 8: NOTE: Unable to go past 8u312 because of Forge dependencies
           - variant: java8
+            baseImage: eclipse-temurin:8u312-b07-jre-focal
+            platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64
+            mcVersion: 1.12.2
+          - variant: java8-alpine
             baseImage: openjdk:8-jre-alpine3.9
             platforms: linux/amd64
             mcVersion: 1.12.2
@@ -92,10 +87,6 @@ jobs:
             baseImage: ghcr.io/graalvm/graalvm-ce:java8
             platforms: linux/amd64
             mcVersion: 1.12.2
-          - variant: java8-multiarch
-            baseImage: eclipse-temurin:8u312-b07-jre-focal
-            platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64
-            mcVersion: 1.12.2
           - variant: java8-jdk
             baseImage: eclipse-temurin:8u312-b07-jdk-focal
             platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
@@ -105,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
             platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
             mcVersion: 1.12.2
     env:
-      IMAGE_TO_TEST: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/minecraft-server:test-${{ matrix.variant }}-${{ github.run_id }}
+      IMAGE_TO_TEST: "${{ github.repository_owner }}/minecraft-server:test-${{ matrix.variant }}-${{ github.run_id }}"
       HAS_IMAGE_REPO_ACCESS: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER != '' && secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD != '' }}
       MAIN_VARIANT: java21
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -136,6 +127,8 @@ jobs:
             type=raw,value=stable,enable=${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && matrix.variant == env.MAIN_VARIANT }}            
             # apply the variant as a moving tag for most recent commit per variant
             type=raw,value=${{ matrix.variant }},enable=${{ github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+            # for backward compatibility with users referencing java8-multiarch, this will set an extra label on java8
+            type=raw,value=java8-multiarch,enable=${{ matrix.variant == 'java8' && github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch }}
           # NOTE this identifies which variant will be published as "latest", which isn't
           # necessarily the newest version of Java
           flavor: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-pr.yml
index 258c8cc..1c424ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-pr.yml
@@ -17,26 +17,26 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         variant:
           - java21
+          - java21-alpine
           - java17
-          - java17-alpine
-          - java8-multiarch
+          - java8
         include:
         # JAVA 21:
           - variant: java21
             baseImage: eclipse-temurin:21-jre
             platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
             mcVersion: latest
+          - variant: java21-alpine
+            baseImage: eclipse-temurin:21-jre-alpine
+            platforms: linux/amd64
+            mcVersion: latest
         # JAVA 17:
           - variant: java17
             # jammy doesn't work until minecraft updates to https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/12343
             baseImage: eclipse-temurin:17-jre-focal
             platforms: linux/amd64
             mcVersion: latest
-          - variant: java17-alpine
-            baseImage: eclipse-temurin:17-jre-alpine
-            platforms: linux/amd64
-            mcVersion: latest
-          - variant: java8-multiarch
+          - variant: java8
             baseImage: eclipse-temurin:8u312-b07-jre-focal
             platforms: linux/amd64
             mcVersion: 1.12.2
diff --git a/docs/versions/java.md b/docs/versions/java.md
index 05a2932..3fc66a2 100644
--- a/docs/versions/java.md
+++ b/docs/versions/java.md
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ where `<tag>` refers to the first column of this table:
 | java17-graalvm   | 17           | Oracle | Oracle GraalVM[^1] | amd64,arm64       |   
 | java17-alpine    | 17           | Alpine | Hotspot            | amd64             |
 | java11           | 11           | Ubuntu | Hotspot            | amd64,arm64,armv7 |
-| java11-jdk       | 11           | Ubuntu | Hotspot+JDK        | amd64,arm64,armv7 |
-| java11-openj9    | 11           | Debian | OpenJ9             | amd64             |
-| java8            | 8            | Alpine | Hotspot            | amd64             |
+| java8            | 8            | Ubuntu | Hotspot            | amd64             |
+| java8-alpine     | 8            | Alpine | Hotspot            | amd64             |
 | java8-jdk        | 8            | Ubuntu | Hotspot+JDK        | amd64             |
-| java8-multiarch  | 8            | Ubuntu | Hotspot            | amd64,arm64,armv7 |
 | java8-openj9     | 8            | Debian | OpenJ9             | amd64             |
 | java8-graalvm-ce | 8            | Oracle | GraalVM CE         | amd64             |
 
@@ -116,5 +114,7 @@ The following image tags have been deprecated and are no longer receiving update
 - java16/java16-openj9
 - java17-graalvm-ce
 - java20-graalvm, java20, java20-alpine
+- java8 is now based on Ubuntu and multi-architecture. Use `java8-alpine` for the Alpine based image
+- java8-multiarch is still built and pushed, but please move to java8 instead
 
 [^1]: Based on the [Oracle GraalMV images](https://blogs.oracle.com/java/post/new-oracle-graalvm-container-images), which as of JDK 17, are now under the [GraalVM Free License](https://blogs.oracle.com/java/post/graalvm-free-license) incorporating what used to be known as the GraalVM Enterprise. 
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