diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_Gcp_Dataflow.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_Gcp_Dataflow.yml
index 01997b22515d..03243fcf9c7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_Gcp_Dataflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_Gcp_Dataflow.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
         with:
+          java-version: |
+            17
+            11
           python-version: |
             3.10
             3.14
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_Gcp_Direct.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_Gcp_Direct.yml
index e4a71ee8edd3..dc19bb570aba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_Gcp_Direct.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_Gcp_Direct.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
         with:
+          java-version: |
+            17
+            11
           python-version: |
             3.10
             3.14
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_IO_Dataflow.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_IO_Dataflow.yml
index 832db23a73fc..902c2a7238d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_IO_Dataflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_IO_Dataflow.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
         with:
+          java-version: |
+            17
+            11
           python-version: |
             3.10
             3.14
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_IO_Direct.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_IO_Direct.yml
index bb3198f83d2c..515680d541c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_IO_Direct.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Python_Xlang_IO_Direct.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
         with:
+          java-version: |
+            17
+            11
           python-version: |
             3.10
             3.14
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Yaml_Xlang_Direct.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Yaml_Xlang_Direct.yml
index 9598b19ebbe0..7b9b6e3acc41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Yaml_Xlang_Direct.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Yaml_Xlang_Direct.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
         with:
           python-version: default
-          java-version: '11'
+          java-version: |
+            17
+            11
       - name: Set up Cloud SDK
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@aa5489c8933f4cc7a4f7d45035b3b1440c9c10db
       - name: run PostCommit Yaml Xlang Direct script
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Xlang_Generated_Transforms.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Xlang_Generated_Transforms.yml
index 959f36234d70..7bc4ab92e5bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Xlang_Generated_Transforms.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Xlang_Generated_Transforms.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
         with:
-          java-version: default
+          java-version: |
+            17
+            11
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version }}
       - name: Set PY_VER_CLEAN
         id: set_py_ver_clean
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Yaml_Xlang_Direct.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Yaml_Xlang_Direct.yml
index 21281b8cd3e5..249b7d45ae8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Yaml_Xlang_Direct.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Yaml_Xlang_Direct.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
         with:
+          java-version: |
+            17
+            11
           python-version: default
       - name: run PreCommit Yaml Xlang Direct script
         uses: ./.github/actions/gradle-command-self-hosted-action
diff --git a/sdks/java/expansion-service/container/Dockerfile b/sdks/java/expansion-service/container/Dockerfile
index 968f5cd2ac25..513dd6b75b88 100644
--- a/sdks/java/expansion-service/container/Dockerfile
+++ b/sdks/java/expansion-service/container/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 ###############################################################################
 
-FROM eclipse-temurin:11
+FROM eclipse-temurin:17
 LABEL Author "Apache Beam <dev@beam.apache.org>"
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
diff --git a/sdks/java/io/expansion-service/build.gradle b/sdks/java/io/expansion-service/build.gradle
index 60ef89ed223b..97c945e2e6f9 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/expansion-service/build.gradle
+++ b/sdks/java/io/expansion-service/build.gradle
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ applyJavaNature(
   exportJavadoc: false,
   validateShadowJar: false,
   shadowClosure: {},
-  // iceberg requires Java11+
-  requireJavaVersion: JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+  // iceberg requires Java11+ and delta lake requires Java17+
+  requireJavaVersion: JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 )
 
 // We don't want to use the latest version for the entire beam sdk since beam Java users can override it themselves.