diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4d6ed3af16babf420515c04aa08a000484323d6f..1ba5b3ba680be868239870f15a8e0f243bff856f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stages:
 
 build-battlearena:
   stage: build
-  image: maven:3.8.5-jdk-17
+  image: maven:3.8.5-openjdk-21
   script:
     - "echo 'Starting Build Stage'"
     - "mvn compile"