diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily.yaml b/.github/workflows/daily.yaml
index 06288793..8dfd60e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 11 ]
+        java: [ 17 ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: quarkus-main-build
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 11 ]
+        java: [ 17 ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ jobs:
     needs: quarkus-main-build
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 11 ]
-        image: [ "ubi-quarkus-graalvmce-builder-image:jdk-17", "ubi-quarkus-mandrel-builder-image:23.0-java17" ]
+        java: [ 17 ]
+        image: [ "ubi-quarkus-graalvmce-builder-image:jdk-21", "ubi-quarkus-mandrel-builder-image:jdk-21" ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: quarkus-main-build
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 11 ]
+        java: [ 17 ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ jobs:
     needs: quarkus-main-build
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 11 ]
-        graalvm-version: ["mandrel-23.0.1.2-Final"]
-        graalvm-java-version: [ "17" ]
+        java: [ 17 ]
+        graalvm-version: ["mandrel-latest"]
+        graalvm-java-version: [ "21" ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 1779eff2..c08637d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 11 ]
+        java: [ 17 ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ jobs:
     needs: quarkus-main-build
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 11 ]
-        image: [ "ubi-quarkus-mandrel-builder-image:23.0-java17"]
+        java: [ 17 ]
+        image: [ "ubi-quarkus-mandrel-builder-image:jdk-21"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: quarkus-main-build
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 11 ]
+        java: [ 17 ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ jobs:
     needs: quarkus-main-build
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 11 ]
-        graalvm-version: ["mandrel-23.0.1.2-Final"]
-        graalvm-java-version: [ "17" ]
+        java: [ 17 ]
+        graalvm-version: ["mandrel-latest"]
+        graalvm-java-version: [ "21" ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quarkus-snapshot.yaml b/.github/workflows/quarkus-snapshot.yaml
index 5f9cfc42..a38ab35a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quarkus-snapshot.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quarkus-snapshot.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 env:
   ECOSYSTEM_CI_REPO: quarkusio/quarkus-ecosystem-ci
   ECOSYSTEM_CI_REPO_FILE: context.yaml
-  JAVA_VERSION: 11
+  JAVA_VERSION: 17
 
   #########################
   # Repo specific setting #
diff --git a/300-quarkus-vertx-webClient/README.md b/300-quarkus-vertx-webClient/README.md
index cdda2d50..68855beb 100644
--- a/300-quarkus-vertx-webClient/README.md
+++ b/300-quarkus-vertx-webClient/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 To compile and run this demo you will need:
 
-- JDK 11+
+- JDK 17+
 
 ## Scope of the testing
 
diff --git a/301-quarkus-vertx-kafka/README.md b/301-quarkus-vertx-kafka/README.md
index 4f468c26..a92589cd 100644
--- a/301-quarkus-vertx-kafka/README.md
+++ b/301-quarkus-vertx-kafka/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 To compile and run this demo you will need:
 
-- JDK 11+
+- JDK 17+
 - Docker / docker-compose
 
 ### Scope of the testing
diff --git a/302-quarkus-vertx-jwt/README.md b/302-quarkus-vertx-jwt/README.md
index fa73f77a..b57bf1e7 100644
--- a/302-quarkus-vertx-jwt/README.md
+++ b/302-quarkus-vertx-jwt/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ this.router.get("/secured")
 
 To compile and run this demo you will need:
 
-- JDK 11+
+- JDK 17+
 - Docker
 
 ## Scope of the testing
diff --git a/303-quarkus-vertx-sql/README.md b/303-quarkus-vertx-sql/README.md
index a8cee64e..cee8b597 100644
--- a/303-quarkus-vertx-sql/README.md
+++ b/303-quarkus-vertx-sql/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 To compile and run this demo you will need:
 
-- JDK 11+
+- JDK 17+
 - Docker
 - PostgreSQL
 - MySQL
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6541e3a3..f9b9b56e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Beefy scenarios for Quarkus
 
 ## Prerequisites
- - JDK 11
+ - JDK 17+
  - Docker
 
 ## Test-suite Execution