diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 898c981b717..5fc264a07c1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ variables:
   GRADLE_VERSION: "8.4" # must match gradle-wrapper.properties
   MAVEN_REPOSITORY_PROXY: "http://artifactual.artifactual.all-clusters.local-dc.fabric.dog:8081/repository/maven-central/"
   GRADLE_PLUGIN_PROXY: "http://artifactual.artifactual.all-clusters.local-dc.fabric.dog:8081/repository/gradle-plugin-portal-proxy/"
-  JAVA_BUILD_IMAGE_VERSION: "v25.01"
+  JAVA_BUILD_IMAGE_VERSION: "v25.05"
   REPO_NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL: "#apm-java-escalations"
   DEFAULT_TEST_JVMS: /^(8|11|17|21)$/
   PROFILE_TESTS: