diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f08b84b9f6..fa1e33f3bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         java:
-          - '11'
           - '17'
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2b6ec8bd7c..b5c48466d0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-image: maven:3.8.6-jdk-11
+image: maven:3.8.6-eclipse-temurin-17
 
 stages:
   - build
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ddcd315ca0..8579da27c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ This is intended as an overview of the major changes
 
 v7.5.0-SNAPSHOT
 ===
+- Build
+  - Because of dependencies and plugins the build now requires Java 17.
 - New/improved detections
   - Report frozen Mac OS as `Mac OS >=10.15.7` for all browsers (Chrome, Firefox, etc.).
   - Ekioh Flow browser
diff --git a/devtools/docker/env.sh b/devtools/docker/env.sh
index 0f4e0b5e9f..f6d4a97a63 100755
--- a/devtools/docker/env.sh
+++ b/devtools/docker/env.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ alias switch-jdk11="__INTERNAL__SwitchJDK 1.11.0; export JDK_VERSION=JDK-11"
 alias switch-jdk17="__INTERNAL__SwitchJDK 1.17.0 ; export JDK_VERSION=JDK-17"
 #alias switch-jdk13="__INTERNAL__SwitchJDK latest; export JDK_VERSION=JDK-13"
 
-switch-jdk11
+switch-jdk17
 
 . "/usr/lib/git-core/git-sh-prompt"
 export PS1='\['${IBlue}${On_Black}'\] \u@\['${IWhite}${On_Red}'\][Yauaa Builder \['${BWhite}${On_Blue}'\]<'\${JDK_VERSION}'>\['${IWhite}${On_Red}'\]]\['${IBlue}${On_Black}'\]:\['${Cyan}${On_Black}'\]\w$(declare -F __git_ps1 &>/dev/null && __git_ps1 " \['${BIPurple}'\]{\['${BIGreen}'\]%s\['${BIPurple}'\]}")\['${BIBlue}'\] ]\['${Color_Off}'\]\n$ '
diff --git a/documentation/content/developer/Building.md b/documentation/content/developer/Building.md
index 503f7bc9c2..b538f0e6c4 100644
--- a/documentation/content/developer/Building.md
+++ b/documentation/content/developer/Building.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ weight = 10
 ## Building
 Requirements:
 - A Linux class machine (can be a VM)
-- The normal build tools for a Java project (i.e. maven 3.6+ and jdk 11)
+- The normal build tools for a Java project (i.e. Maven 3.6+ and jdk 17)
   - The `./start-docker.sh` script launches a docker based build environment with all needed tools.
 
 and then simply do: