diff --git a/rc.sh b/rc.sh
index 49342018f..10e2c3fbd 100755
--- a/rc.sh
+++ b/rc.sh
@@ -181,8 +181,19 @@ ENTERPRISE_SNAPSHOT_REPO="https://repository.hazelcast.com/snapshot/"
 
 echo "Java version:"
 java -version
+which java
+echo "JAVA_HOME: $JAVA_HOME"
 echo
 
+echo "Use Java 17"
+export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64
+export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
+java -version
+which java
+echo "JAVA_HOME: $JAVA_HOME"
+echo
+
+
 case "${1:-}" in
   start)
     startRC