diff --git a/java-spring-boot/.sdkmanrc b/java-spring-boot/.sdkmanrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b24546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java-spring-boot/.sdkmanrc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Add key=value pairs of SDKs to use below
+java=21-ms
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diff --git a/java-spring-boot/Makefile b/java-spring-boot/Makefile
index 0e3f2b5..00c4cbe 100644
--- a/java-spring-boot/Makefile
+++ b/java-spring-boot/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 init:
+	./setup-java.sh
 	gradle build
 
 verify:
diff --git a/java-spring-boot/README.md b/java-spring-boot/README.md
index c215e12..c458779 100644
--- a/java-spring-boot/README.md
+++ b/java-spring-boot/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Java Spring Boot Project
 
 ## Tech Stack
-- Java 17
+- Java 21
 - JUnit 5
-- Spring Boot 3.1   
+- Spring Boot 3.2.0 
     - Web
     - JPA
     - Lombok
diff --git a/java-spring-boot/build.gradle b/java-spring-boot/build.gradle
index aa4a1dd..a6e44d0 100644
--- a/java-spring-boot/build.gradle
+++ b/java-spring-boot/build.gradle
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 plugins {
 	id 'java'
-	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.1.4'
-	id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.3'
+	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.2.0'
+	id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.4'
 }
 
 group = 'com.sourceallies'
 version = '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
 
 java {
-	sourceCompatibility = '17'
+	sourceCompatibility = '21'
 }
 
 configurations {
diff --git a/java-spring-boot/setup-java.sh b/java-spring-boot/setup-java.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..43609d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java-spring-boot/setup-java.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source /usr/local/sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh
+sdk env install
+sdk default java 21-ms
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diff --git a/java-spring-boot/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/java-spring-boot/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index df7e22e..ca07a7e 100644
--- a/java-spring-boot/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/java-spring-boot/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ spring:
       - org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.orm.jpa.HibernateJpaAutoConfiguration
       - org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceAutoConfiguration
   datasource:
-  # Configured to point to the docker-compose postgres DB container by default
+    # Configured to point to the docker-compose postgres DB container by default
     username: postgres
     password: DB_PASSWORD:postgres
     driver-class-name: org.postgresql.Driver