diff --git a/.github/workflows/dep-diff-pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/dep-diff-pull_request.yml
index 2f783f8f428..15d012f5154 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dep-diff-pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dep-diff-pull_request.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
 
       # Run the caching against the base version only
       - name: Cache local Maven repository
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed26e75007f..48b077f5f31 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Building
 
 Prerequisites:
 
-* JDK 11 or newer - check `java -version`
+* JDK 17 or newer - check `java -version`
 * Maven 3.6.0 or newer - check `mvn -v`
 
 To build with your own Maven installation:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Contributing
 Using Eclipse
 -------------
 1. Install the latest version of Eclipse.
-2. Make sure Xmx in Eclipse.ini is at least 1280M, and it's using java 11
+2. Make sure Xmx in Eclipse.ini is at least 1280M, and it's using java 17
 3. Launch Eclipse and install the m2e plugin, make sure it uses your repo configs
    (get it from: https://www.eclipse.org/m2e/
    or install "Maven Integration for Eclipse" from the Eclipse Marketplace).
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ef16183fe7..40df25218cb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
 
         <!-- Keep consistent with README.md and .mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties -->
         <maven.min.version>3.6.0</maven.min.version>
-        <!-- Require Java 11 -->
-        <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
+        <!-- Require Java 17 -->
+        <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 
         <!-- Standard client-side JPMS settings identified as meeting
              the needs of WildFly libraries meant for use in clients. -->
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
 
-                <!-- Ban bad dependencies and require Java 11 for deploying -->
+                <!-- Ban bad dependencies and require Java 17 for deploying -->
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
                             </configuration>
                         </execution>
                         <execution>
-                            <id>require-java11</id>
+                            <id>require-java17</id>
                             <goals>
                                 <goal>enforce</goal>
                             </goals>
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
                             <configuration>
                                 <rules>
                                     <requireJavaVersion>
-                                        <version>[11,12)</version>
+                                        <version>[17,18)</version>
                                     </requireJavaVersion>
                                 </rules>
                             </configuration>