diff --git a/deployment/docker/docker-compose.yml b/deployment/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 5abe89e4e5..e7491f5b53 100755
--- a/deployment/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
       - TZ=Europe/Berlin
       - INSTANCE_INDEX=1
       - BIND_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
 
   things:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ services:
       - TZ=Europe/Berlin
       - INSTANCE_INDEX=1
       - BIND_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
 
   things-search:
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ services:
       - TZ=Europe/Berlin
       - INSTANCE_INDEX=1
       - BIND_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
 
   concierge:
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ services:
       - TZ=Europe/Berlin
       - INSTANCE_INDEX=1
       - BIND_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
 
   connectivity:
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ services:
       - TZ=Europe/Berlin
       - INSTANCE_INDEX=1
       - BIND_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
 
   gateway:
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ services:
       - BIND_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
       - ENABLE_DUMMY_AUTH=true
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
 
   swagger-ui:
     image: docker.io/swaggerapi/swagger-ui:v3.20.5
diff --git a/deployment/docker/sandbox/docker-compose.yml b/deployment/docker/sandbox/docker-compose.yml
index b5c5138535..a7528e7786 100644
--- a/deployment/docker/sandbox/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker/sandbox/docker-compose.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ services:
       - INSTANCE_INDEX=1
       - BIND_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
       - MONGO_COLLECTION_NAME_SUFFIX_CLASS=
 
   things:
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ services:
       - INSTANCE_INDEX=1
       - BIND_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
       - MONGO_COLLECTION_NAME_SUFFIX_CLASS=
 
   things-search:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ services:
       - INSTANCE_INDEX=1
       - BIND_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
 
   concierge:
     init: true
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ services:
       - INSTANCE_INDEX=1
       - BIND_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
 
   connectivity:
     init: true
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ services:
       - INSTANCE_INDEX=1
       - BIND_HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
 
   gateway:
     init: true
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ services:
       - REMOTING_IDLE_CPU_LEVEL=1
       - ENABLE_DUMMY_AUTH=true
       - DEVOPS_SECURE_STATUS=false
-      - IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
+      - OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS=-XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError -Xtune:virtualized -Dakka.coordinated-shutdown.exit-jvm=on -Dakka.cluster.shutdown-after-unsuccessful-join-seed-nodes=120s
 
   swagger-ui:
     image: docker.io/swaggerapi/swagger-ui:v3.20.5
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/ditto/ditto-cluster.yaml b/deployment/kubernetes/ditto/ditto-cluster.yaml
index 9bb845d736..d2bfbd0215 100644
--- a/deployment/kubernetes/ditto/ditto-cluster.yaml
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/ditto/ditto-cluster.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ spec:
           value: "kubernetes-api"
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
 ---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ spec:
           value: "kubernetes-api"
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
 ---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ spec:
           value: "kubernetes-api"
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
 ---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ spec:
           value: "kubernetes-api"
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
 ---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ spec:
           value: "kubernetes-api"
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
 ---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ spec:
           value: "kubernetes-api"
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
diff --git a/deployment/openshift/ditto/ditto-cluster.yaml b/deployment/openshift/ditto/ditto-cluster.yaml
index 9b5a88c0de..45e19e00fe 100644
--- a/deployment/openshift/ditto/ditto-cluster.yaml
+++ b/deployment/openshift/ditto/ditto-cluster.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
           value: "default"
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-Xtune:virtualized -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
         - name: MONGO_DB_URI
           valueFrom:
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ spec:
           value: "default"
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-Xtune:virtualized -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
         - name: MONGO_DB_URI
           valueFrom:
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ spec:
           value: "default"
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-Xtune:virtualized -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
         - name: MONGO_DB_URI
           valueFrom:
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ spec:
           value: "default"
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-Xtune:virtualized -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
         - name: MONGO_DB_URI
           valueFrom:
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ spec:
           value: "default"
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-Xtune:virtualized -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
         - name: MONGO_DB_URI
           valueFrom:
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ spec:
           value: 0.0.0.0
         - name: TZ
           value: "Europe/Berlin"
-        - name: IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
+        - name: OPENJ9_JAVA_OPTIONS
           value: "-Xtune:virtualized -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80 -XX:InitialRAMPercentage=40 -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
         - name: DEVOPS_PASSWORD
           value: "dittoPW1!"
diff --git a/services/pom.xml b/services/pom.xml
index e4377398b8..b7a0594fc7 100755
--- a/services/pom.xml
+++ b/services/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <docker.registry>docker.io</docker.registry>
         <docker.repository>${docker.registry}/eclipse</docker.repository>
         <docker.image.additional.tag/>
-        <docker.image.jdk>docker.io/adoptopenjdk/openjdk8-openj9:x86_64-alpine-jdk8u192-b12_openj9-0.11.0-slim</docker.image.jdk>
+        <docker.image.jdk>docker.io/adoptopenjdk/openjdk8-openj9:x86_64-alpine-jdk8u202-b08_openj9-0.12.1-slim</docker.image.jdk>
         <docker.image.port>8080</docker.image.port>
 
         <policies.docker.image.name>ditto-policies</policies.docker.image.name>
diff --git a/services/src/Dockerfile b/services/src/Dockerfile
index da4a9bf0a8..6cce3c2362 100644
--- a/services/src/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/src/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM adoptopenjdk/openjdk8-openj9:x86_64-alpine-jdk8u192-b12_openj9-0.11.0-slim
+FROM adoptopenjdk/openjdk8-openj9:x86_64-alpine-jdk8u202-b08_openj9-0.12.1-slim
 
 ARG MAVEN_REPO=https://repo.eclipse.org/content/repositories/ditto/org/eclipse/ditto/
 ARG SERVICE_STARTER