diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 5b2505682..f32792fea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin
-          java-version: 21
+          java-version: 23
       - name: Pull Kafka release
         run: make servers/${{ matrix.kafka }}/kafka-bin
       - name: Pytest