diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 73163f1..bcc7f95 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<alpine.version>3.23</alpine.version>
-		<java.majorVersion>17</java.majorVersion>
+		<java.majorVersion>21</java.majorVersion>
 		<image.name>inteligr8/${project.artifactId}</image.name>
 		<image.tag>${project.version}</image.tag>
 		<registry>docker.inteligr8.com</registry>