diff --git a/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json
index 4198af326..862c812a8 100644
--- a/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "java",
-  "version": "1.6.3",
+  "version": "1.6.4",
   "name": "Java (via SDKMAN!)",
   "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/java",
   "description": "Installs Java, SDKMAN! (if not installed), and needed dependencies.",
diff --git a/src/java/install.sh b/src/java/install.sh
index 62fd39462..2ce678c4a 100644
--- a/src/java/install.sh
+++ b/src/java/install.sh
@@ -340,7 +340,17 @@ fi
 
 # Install Maven
 if [[ "${INSTALL_MAVEN}" = "true" ]] && ! mvn --version > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    sdk_install maven ${MAVEN_VERSION}
+    MAVEN_VERSION_TO_INSTALL="${MAVEN_VERSION}"
+    if [ "${MAVEN_VERSION}" = "latest" ]; then
+        # Get the latest stable Maven version from sdk list
+        MAVEN_VERSION_TO_INSTALL=$(
+            su ${USERNAME} -c ". ${SDKMAN_DIR}/bin/sdkman-init.sh && \
+            sdk list maven | grep -E '^[[:space:]]*[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)*[[:space:]]' | grep -v -- '-' | head -n 1 | awk '{print \$1}'"
+        )
+        echo "Resolved latest stable Maven version: ${MAVEN_VERSION_TO_INSTALL}"
+    fi
+
+    sdk_install maven "${MAVEN_VERSION_TO_INSTALL}"
 fi
 
 # Install Groovy