diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9b88ed2c7..0a85b9770 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Set up JDK 11
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: temurin
-        java-version: 11
+        java-version: 17
 
     - name: Cache local Maven repository
       uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Set up JDK 11
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: temurin
-        java-version: 11
+        java-version: 17
 
     - name: Download Maven Repo
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 07f9dbd05..b6edc1e92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5a3818395..ec7173701 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           cache: 'maven'
           server-id: ossrh
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
diff --git a/.sdkmanrc b/.sdkmanrc
index e3253eeef..f3b375668 100644
--- a/.sdkmanrc
+++ b/.sdkmanrc
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Enable auto-env through the sdkman_auto_env config
 # Add key=value pairs of SDKs to use below
-java=11.0.21-tem
+java=17.0.9-tem
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/contributor-guide/index.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/contributor-guide/index.adoc
index 63aa3320a..c0f036b38 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/contributor-guide/index.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/contributor-guide/index.adoc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   documentation.
 * If your are on Linux, `docker` is sufficient for the native mode too. Use `-Pnative,docker` instead of `-Pnative`
   if you choose this option.
-* Java 11
+* Java 17
 * Maven (`mvn`), Maven Daemon (`mvnd` for fast builds), or Maven Wrapper (`mvnw`)
 
 [[how-to-build]]
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 62eb5578a..0e6f7b934 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <rpkgtests-maven-plugin.version>1.0.0</rpkgtests-maven-plugin.version>
 
         <!-- maven-compiler-plugin -->
-        <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
+        <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 
         <!-- maven-enforcer-plugin -->
         <enforce-non-deployment.skip>false</enforce-non-deployment.skip>