diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
index 88b783c..8007c13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ on:
         type: number
       db-type:
         description: 'type of database: postgresql or mongodb'
-        default: ''
-        required: false
+        required: true
         type: string
       db-name:
         description: 'name of database to be created'
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: number
       db-version:
-        default: 8
-        required: false
+        required: true
         type: number
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-maven-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/test-maven-verify.yml
index 02c0ab0..e824786 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-maven-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-maven-verify.yml
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ jobs:
       db-username: ${{ matrix.db-username || '' }}
       db-password: ${{ matrix.db-password || '' }}
       db-port: ${{ matrix.db-port || 0 }}
-      db-version: ${{ matrix.db-version || 0 }}
+      db-version: ${{ matrix.db-version }}