diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/sonarqube.yml b/.gitea/workflows/sonarqube.yml
index fb4a02b4..0655452c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/sonarqube.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/sonarqube.yml
@@ -72,14 +72,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: SonarQube Analysis
         run: |
-          # Derive JAVA_HOME from jar binary (java may not be on PATH directly)
+          # sonar-scanner 6.x uses SONAR_SCANNER_JAVA_HOME (not JAVA_HOME)
           if [ -z "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then
             JAR_PATH=$(readlink -f $(which jar) 2>/dev/null || find / -name jar -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)
             export JAVA_HOME=$(dirname $(dirname "$JAR_PATH"))
           fi
+          export SONAR_SCANNER_JAVA_HOME="$JAVA_HOME"
           export PATH="$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH"
-          echo "JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME"
-          java -version
           sonar-scanner \
             -Dsonar.host.url="$SONAR_HOST_URL" \
             -Dsonar.token="$SONAR_TOKEN" \