recommend Java 17 because we test with it #11487

Author: pdurbin

doc/sphinx-guides/source/developers/dev-environment.rst

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Detailed Steps
 Install Java
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-The Dataverse Software requires Java 17.
+The recommended version is Java 17 because it's the version we test with. See https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/pull/9764.
 
 On Mac and Windows, we suggest using `SDKMAN <https://sdkman.io>`_ to install Temurin (Eclipe's name for its OpenJDK distribution). Type ``sdk install java 17`` and then hit the "tab" key until you get to a version that ends with ``-tem`` and then hit enter.
 

doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/prerequisites.rst

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ We assume you plan to run your Dataverse installation on Linux and we recommend
 Java
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-The Dataverse Software requires Java SE 17 (or higher).
+The recommended version is Java 17 because it's the version we test with.
 
 Installing Java
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