[WIP] Bumping CI to Test Against JDK 21

[jesswrd]

Bumping CI to Test Against JDK 21. This is part of the setup to use a robolectric version that supports SDK 36. This new robolectric version requires JDK 21 at minimum.

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Code Review

I've reviewed the changes to update the JDK version in the CI configuration. The changes are straightforward and align with the goal of preparing for a Robolectric upgrade. I have a couple of suggestions to improve build reproducibility by pinning the JDK to a more specific version, which is a common best practice and seems to be followed for other dependencies in this file. Please see my detailed comments below.

[mboetger]

Are changelogs needed?

[jesswrd]

Are changelogs needed?

Yes that would be good to add. This is meant to be in draft mb.