diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-build.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-build.yml
index 825cc2c7e6..d27ca12b39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-build.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
-      - name: Set up JDK 17
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
         uses: actions/setup-java@387ac29b308b003ca37ba93a6cab5eb57c8f5f93
         with:
-          java-version: '17'
+          java-version: '21'
           distribution: 'temurin'
           server-id: github # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
           settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }} # location for the settings.xml file