diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index aa1ef27..5601e7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Set up JDK 17
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4.2.2
         with:
-          java-version: 17
+          java-version: 21
           distribution: temurin
       - name: Cache local Maven repository
         uses: actions/cache@v4.0.2
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5df6ffa..d9cde9b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <revision>0.0.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
-        <java.version>17</java.version>
+        <java.version>21</java.version>
         <keycloak.version>25.0.2</keycloak.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>