diff --git a/.github/workflows/generic.github_release.yml b/.github/workflows/generic.github_release.yml
index 423c868c..a2d2b358 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generic.github_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generic.github_release.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '11'
+          java-version: '21'
           distribution: 'adopt'
           cache: gradle
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generic.test.yml b/.github/workflows/generic.test.yml
index bad15131..9aab8ad2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generic.test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generic.test.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '17'
+          java-version: '21'
           distribution: 'adopt'
           cache: gradle