diff --git a/hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 50487eeb3b..321dd096a2 100644
--- a/hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: temurin
-        java-version: 11
+        java-version: 17
     - run: java -version
     - run: .kokoro/build.sh
       env: