diff --git a/.github/workflows/jvm_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/jvm_tests.yml
index 994fc96ff..d508ac663 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jvm_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jvm_tests.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           awscli
         cache-downloads: true
         cache-env: true
+        init-shell: bash powershell
 
     - name: Cache Maven packages
       uses: actions/cache@13aacd865c20de90d75de3b17ebe84f7a17d57d2  # v4.0.0