diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f15e3c239..de33b5156 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Features
 =========
 ![ screencast ](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/master/images/vscode-java.0.0.1.gif)
 
-* Supports code from Java 1.8 to Java 23
+* Supports code from Java 1.8 to Java 24
 * Maven pom.xml project support
 * Gradle project support (with experimental Android project import support)
 * Standalone Java files support
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ If you need to compile your projects against a different JDK version, it's recom
     "path": "/path/to/jdk-11",
   },
   {
-    "name": "JavaSE-23",
-    "path": "/path/to/jdk-23",
+    "name": "JavaSE-24",
+    "path": "/path/to/jdk-24",
     "default": true
   },
 ]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b24cc91d3..a617340d4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -934,7 +934,8 @@
                     "JavaSE-20",
                     "JavaSE-21",
                     "JavaSE-22",
-                    "JavaSE-23"
+                    "JavaSE-23",
+                    "JavaSE-24"
                   ],
                   "description": "Java Execution Environment name. Must be unique."
                 },
@@ -1995,4 +1996,4 @@
   },
   "segmentWriteKey": "Y7Y5Xk8dKEhVZHTmAkFZkqgdN4d7c4lt",
   "segmentWriteKeyDebug": "BflPll7uuKOCm3y0g7JpfXLVBVFBivDE"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/requirements.ts b/src/requirements.ts
index 717e5e062..00bdfabb2 100644
--- a/src/requirements.ts
+++ b/src/requirements.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function resolveRequirements(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<Re
         const preferenceName = javaPreferences.preference;
         let javaHome = javaPreferences.javaHome;
         let javaVersion: number = 0;
-        const REQUIRED_JDK_VERSION = ('on' === getJavaConfiguration().get('jdt.ls.javac.enabled'))?23:21;
+        const REQUIRED_JDK_VERSION = ('on' === getJavaConfiguration().get('jdt.ls.javac.enabled'))?24:21;
         if (javaHome) {
             const source = `${preferenceName} variable defined in ${env.appName} settings`;
             javaHome = expandHomeDir(javaHome);