diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1c876eed1..75b404777 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
-    <java.version>11</java.version>
+    <java.version>17</java.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.debug>true</maven.compiler.debug>
diff --git a/services/edus/Dockerfile b/services/edus/Dockerfile
index 63cc50601..481624ac8 100644
--- a/services/edus/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/edus/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM openjdk:11 as build
+FROM openjdk:17 as build
 
 ARG WORK_DIR=/build
 ARG SERVICE=edus
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RUN ${WORK_DIR}/mvnw --batch-mode -P docker-image --file ${WORK_DIR}/pom.xml ${M
 RUN cp ${WORK_DIR}/services/${SERVICE}/target/*.jar /usr/sap/${SERVICE}-service/service.jar
 RUN cp ${WORK_DIR}/scripts/DpkgHelper.java /DpkgHelper.java
 
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/java-debian11:11
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/java17-debian11
 
 ARG SERVICE=edus
 
diff --git a/services/els-verify/Dockerfile b/services/els-verify/Dockerfile
index 70c67eb51..95e817883 100644
--- a/services/els-verify/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/els-verify/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM openjdk:11 as build
+FROM openjdk:17 as build
 
 ARG WORK_DIR=/build
 ARG SERVICE=els-verify
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RUN ${WORK_DIR}/mvnw --batch-mode -P docker-image --file ${WORK_DIR}/pom.xml ${M
 RUN cp ${WORK_DIR}/services/${SERVICE}/target/*.jar /usr/sap/${SERVICE}-service/service.jar
 RUN cp ${WORK_DIR}/scripts/DpkgHelper.java /DpkgHelper.java
 
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/java-debian11:11
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/java17-debian11
 
 ARG SERVICE=els-verify
 
diff --git a/services/ppac/Dockerfile b/services/ppac/Dockerfile
index 23cdc2e5b..4bc4274cc 100644
--- a/services/ppac/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/ppac/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM openjdk:11 as build
+FROM openjdk:17 as build
 
 ARG WORK_DIR=/build
 ARG SERVICE=ppac
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RUN ${WORK_DIR}/mvnw --batch-mode -P docker-image --file ${WORK_DIR}/pom.xml ${M
 RUN cp ${WORK_DIR}/services/${SERVICE}/target/*.jar /usr/sap/${SERVICE}-service/service.jar
 RUN cp ${WORK_DIR}/scripts/DpkgHelper.java /DpkgHelper.java
 
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/java-debian11:11
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/java17-debian11
 
 ARG SERVICE=ppac
 
diff --git a/services/retention/Dockerfile b/services/retention/Dockerfile
index e10dda85e..5b4498760 100644
--- a/services/retention/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/retention/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM openjdk:11 as build
+FROM openjdk:17 as build
 
 ARG WORK_DIR=/build
 ARG SERVICE=retention
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RUN ${WORK_DIR}/mvnw --batch-mode -P docker-image --file ${WORK_DIR}/pom.xml ${M
 RUN cp ${WORK_DIR}/services/${SERVICE}/target/*.jar /usr/sap/${SERVICE}-service/service.jar
 RUN cp ${WORK_DIR}/scripts/DpkgHelper.java /DpkgHelper.java
 
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/java-debian11:11
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/java17-debian11
 
 ARG SERVICE=retention
 
diff --git a/services/srs-verify/Dockerfile b/services/srs-verify/Dockerfile
index 3be3acb7e..e6214edf3 100644
--- a/services/srs-verify/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/srs-verify/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM openjdk:11 as build
+FROM openjdk:17 as build
 
 ARG WORK_DIR=/build
 ARG SERVICE=srs-verify
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RUN ${WORK_DIR}/mvnw --batch-mode -P docker-image --file ${WORK_DIR}/pom.xml ${M
 RUN cp ${WORK_DIR}/services/${SERVICE}/target/*.jar /usr/sap/${SERVICE}-service/service.jar
 RUN cp ${WORK_DIR}/scripts/DpkgHelper.java /DpkgHelper.java
 
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/java-debian11:11
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/java17-debian11
 
 ARG SERVICE=srs-verify