diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 27bf9560735..509781ef10e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <properties>
 
     <!-- Generic properties -->
-    <java.version>25</java.version>
+    <java.version>21</java.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>