diff --git a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/JpaDefaultTest.java b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/JpaDefaultTest.java
index d3705519e2..d6754e11fc 100644
--- a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/JpaDefaultTest.java
+++ b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/JpaDefaultTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 public class JpaDefaultTest {
 	
 	private static final List<String> GRADLE_INIT_PROJECT_ARGUMENTS = List.of(
-			"init", "--type", "java-application", "--dsl", "groovy", "--test-framework", "junit-jupiter", "--java-version", "17");
+			"init", "--type", "java-application", "--dsl", "groovy", "--test-framework", "junit-jupiter", "--java-version", "11");
 	
 	@TempDir
 	private File projectDir;
diff --git a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoAnnotationsTest.java b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoAnnotationsTest.java
index 3176e86039..c848ba2a02 100644
--- a/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoAnnotationsTest.java
+++ b/gradle/plugin/src/functionalTest/java/org/hibernate/tool/gradle/java/NoAnnotationsTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 public class NoAnnotationsTest {
 	
 	private static final List<String> GRADLE_INIT_PROJECT_ARGUMENTS = List.of(
-			"init", "--type", "java-application", "--dsl", "groovy", "--test-framework", "junit-jupiter", "--java-version", "17");
+			"init", "--type", "java-application", "--dsl", "groovy", "--test-framework", "junit-jupiter", "--java-version", "11");
 	
 	@TempDir
 	private File projectDir;