diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6e801fc..b4e6d4f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #
 # 🎯 Version Management
 #
-ARG CORRETTO_VERSION="21-alpine3.17"
-ARG CORRETTO_SHA="6ed399441760d860717318db95fc50846bd0173145ec728733e69b782ead78e4"
+ARG CORRETTO_VERSION="21-alpine3.20"
+ARG CORRETTO_SHA="8b16834e7fabfc62d4c8faa22de5df97f99627f148058d52718054aaa4ea3674"
 ARG GRADLE_VERSION="8.10.2"
 ARG GRADLE_DOWNLOAD_SHA256="31c55713e40233a8303827ceb42ca48a47267a0ad4bab9177123121e71524c26"
 ARG APPINSIGHTS_VERSION="3.5.2"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3f835e..b849051 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Here is a quick overview of the files and directories included in this repositor
 
 ### 🔧 Gradle
 - `build.gradle` file with dependencies and plugins for building, testing, and running your Java application.
-- Compatible with Java 8+.
+- Compatible with Java 21+.
 
 ### ☕ Java
 - Example Java application structure with a simple `HelloWorld` class.