diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ff864ee010..4b6f029de4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -33,15 +33,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle
       - name: Run tests
         run: ./.github/scripts/test.sh
-      - name: Set up JDK 17.0.1
-        if: matrix.java == env.MAX_JVM
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
-        with:
-          distribution: 'zulu'
-          java-version: 17.0.1
-      - name: Run JDK-8274349 tests
-        if: matrix.java == env.MAX_JVM
-        run: ./gradlew jdk8274349Test
       - name: Publish Coverage
         if: >
           matrix.java == env.MIN_JVM
@@ -72,3 +63,18 @@ jobs:
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingKey: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingPassword: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }}
         run: ./gradlew publishToSonatype
+  jdk8274349:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      JAVA_VERSION: 17
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
+      - name: Set up JDK 17.0.1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: 17.0.1
+      - name: Run JDK-8274349 tests
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+        with:
+          arguments: jdk8274349Test
diff --git a/caffeine/src/javaPoet/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/node/AddValue.java b/caffeine/src/javaPoet/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/node/AddValue.java
index 339998c3fd..ff063d0844 100644
--- a/caffeine/src/javaPoet/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/node/AddValue.java
+++ b/caffeine/src/javaPoet/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/node/AddValue.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ private MethodSpec makeGetValue() {
 
     var code = CodeBlock.builder()
         .beginControlFlow("for (;;)")
-            .addStatement("$1T<V> ref = ($1T<V>) $2L.get(this)", Reference.class, handle)
+            .addStatement("$1T<V> ref = ($1T<V>) $2L.getOpaque(this)", Reference.class, handle)
             .addStatement("V referent = ref.get()")
             .beginControlFlow("if ((referent != null) || (ref == $L.getAcquire(this)))", handle)
                 .addStatement("return referent")
diff --git a/caffeine/src/javaPoet/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/node/NodeRule.java b/caffeine/src/javaPoet/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/node/NodeRule.java
index 57293ea9f4..9a729341d2 100644
--- a/caffeine/src/javaPoet/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/node/NodeRule.java
+++ b/caffeine/src/javaPoet/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/node/NodeRule.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ protected final MethodSpec newGetter(Strength strength, TypeName varType,
         .addModifiers(context.publicFinalModifiers())
         .returns(varType);
     if (strength == Strength.STRONG) {
-      if ((visibility == Visibility.PLAIN) || (visibility == Visibility.OPAQUE)) {
+      if (visibility == Visibility.PLAIN) {
         var template = String.format("return (%s) $L.get(this)",
             varType.isPrimitive() ? "$L" : "$T");
         getter.addStatement(template, varType, varHandleName(varName));
diff --git a/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/BoundedBuffer.java b/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/BoundedBuffer.java
index 59ccdc7af3..de5e103775 100644
--- a/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/BoundedBuffer.java
+++ b/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/BoundedBuffer.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public RingBuffer(E e) {
     @Override
     public int offer(E e) {
       long head = readCounter;
-      long tail = relaxedWriteCounter();
+      long tail = writeCounterOpaque();
       long size = (tail - head);
       if (size >= BUFFER_SIZE) {
         return Buffer.FULL;
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ public int offer(E e) {
     @Override
     public void drainTo(Consumer<E> consumer) {
       long head = readCounter;
-      long tail = relaxedWriteCounter();
+      long tail = writeCounterOpaque();
       long size = (tail - head);
       if (size == 0) {
         return;
       }
       do {
         int index = (int) (head & MASK);
-        E e = (E) BUFFER.getVolatile(buffer, index);
+        E e = (E) BUFFER.getAcquire(buffer, index);
         if (e == null) {
           // not published yet
           break;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public void drainTo(Consumer<E> consumer) {
         consumer.accept(e);
         head++;
       } while (head != tail);
-      lazySetReadCounter(head);
+      setReadCounterOpaque(head);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ abstract static class ReadAndWriteCounterRef extends PadWriteCounter {
       WRITE.setOpaque(this, 1);
     }
 
-    void lazySetReadCounter(long count) {
+    void setReadCounterOpaque(long count) {
       READ.setOpaque(this, count);
     }
 
-    long relaxedWriteCounter() {
-      return (long) WRITE.get(this);
+    long writeCounterOpaque() {
+      return (long) WRITE.getOpaque(this);
     }
 
     boolean casWriteCounter(long expect, long update) {
diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index 039515f373..9edf7f0b5b 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ext {
   ]
   pluginVersions = [
     bnd: '6.1.0',
-    checkstyle: '9.1',
+    checkstyle: '9.2',
     coveralls: '2.12.0',
     errorprone: '2.0.2',
     findsecbugs: '1.11.0',