diff --git a/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e424/org.springframework.boot.ide.product b/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e424/org.springframework.boot.ide.product
index e83e6e8e3..7a683f745 100644
--- a/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e424/org.springframework.boot.ide.product
+++ b/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e424/org.springframework.boot.ide.product
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       <programArgs>-product org.springframework.boot.ide.branding.sts4
 --launcher.defaultAction openFile
 </programArgs>
-      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=11
+      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=17
 -Dosgi.dataAreaRequiresExplicitInit=true
 -Xms256m
 -Xmx2048m
diff --git a/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e425/org.springframework.boot.ide.product b/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e425/org.springframework.boot.ide.product
index c55aafa12..b5cff9aed 100644
--- a/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e425/org.springframework.boot.ide.product
+++ b/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e425/org.springframework.boot.ide.product
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       <programArgs>-product org.springframework.boot.ide.branding.sts4
 --launcher.defaultAction openFile
 </programArgs>
-      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=11
+      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=17
 -Dosgi.dataAreaRequiresExplicitInit=true
 -Xms256m
 -Xmx2048m
diff --git a/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e426/org.springframework.boot.ide.product b/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e426/org.springframework.boot.ide.product
index c55aafa12..b5cff9aed 100644
--- a/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e426/org.springframework.boot.ide.product
+++ b/eclipse-distribution/org.springframework.boot.ide.product.e426/org.springframework.boot.ide.product
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       <programArgs>-product org.springframework.boot.ide.branding.sts4
 --launcher.defaultAction openFile
 </programArgs>
-      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=11
+      <vmArgs>-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=17
 -Dosgi.dataAreaRequiresExplicitInit=true
 -Xms256m
 -Xmx2048m