diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 2e092a4..dcaca20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '21'
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: 'maven'
 
diff --git a/.sdkmanrc b/.sdkmanrc
index 3438f31..2183da0 100644
--- a/.sdkmanrc
+++ b/.sdkmanrc
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-java=21.0.1-tem
+java=17.0.8-tem
 maven=3.9.5
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d010ec8..9e63b2f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <name>java-local-development-workshop</name>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>21</java.version>
+        <java.version>17</java.version>
         <awspring.version>3.1.0</awspring.version>
         <commons-io.version>1.3.2</commons-io.version>
         <wiremock-testcontainers-module.version>1.0-alpha-13</wiremock-testcontainers-module.version>