diff --git a/.github/workflows/master-pr-build.yml b/.github/workflows/master-pr-build.yml
index 661c1f071..f0edc158d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master-pr-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master-pr-build.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ '17' ]
+        java: [ '21' ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master-push-build.yml b/.github/workflows/master-push-build.yml
index b43335291..7382786c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master-push-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master-push-build.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ '17' ]
+        java: [ '21' ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 32c115143..756f89268 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<camel-version>4.19.0-SNAPSHOT</camel-version>
-    	<javaVersion>17</javaVersion>
+    	<javaVersion>21</javaVersion>
 		<skip.starting.camel.context>false</skip.starting.camel.context>
 		<jkube-maven-plugin-version>1.18.1</jkube-maven-plugin-version>
 		<jkube.generator.from>registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/openjdk-17:latest</jkube.generator.from>