diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/README.adoc b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/README.adoc
index c55540acb..c561972a1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/README.adoc
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/README.adoc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ You should see the JAR to deploy in the `target/deploy` directory.
 ----
 gcloud functions deploy function-sample-gcp-background \
 --entry-point org.springframework.cloud.function.adapter.gcp.GcfJarLauncher \
---runtime java11 \
+--runtime java17 \
 --trigger-topic my-functions-topic \
 --source target/deploy \
 --memory 512MB
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ public Consumer<PubSubMessage> pubSubFunction() {
 		System.out.println("Received Pub/Sub message with data: " + decodedMessage);
 	};
 }
-----
\ No newline at end of file
+----
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-http/README.adoc b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-http/README.adoc
index a69596070..43a1c422c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-http/README.adoc
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-http/README.adoc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Run the following command from the project root to deploy.
 ----
 gcloud functions deploy function-sample-gcp-http \
 --entry-point org.springframework.cloud.function.adapter.gcp.GcfJarLauncher \
---runtime java11 \
+--runtime java17 \
 --trigger-http \
 --source target/deploy \
 --memory 512MB