We use java 21 already.

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 17
+          java-version: 21
           cache: maven
           server-id: vpro-ossrh
           server-username: SONATYPE_USERNAME

README.adoc

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ The github build can be done locally with 'https://github.com/nektos/act[act]'.
 | 7.12-SNAPSHOT branch | used for poms 7.12 released. Doesn't contain some changed related to hibernate-search upgrade (media sort field methods) | may 2024
 | 8.x | javax - > jakarta  | february 2024
 | 8.2| hibernate 6  | may 2024, hibernate is only an optional dependency (only the annotations are used in this project)
-| 9.x | java 21 | late 2024
+| 8.4 | java 21 | early 2025
 |===