diff --git a/dev-support/jenkins.sh b/dev-support/jenkins.sh
index 47355f3ae18e23..fd6ab2340bf276 100644
--- a/dev-support/jenkins.sh
+++ b/dev-support/jenkins.sh
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ function run_ci() {
     YETUS_ARGS+=("--mvn-custom-repos")
     YETUS_ARGS+=("--dockermemlimit=22g")
 
-    # test with Java 17
-    YETUS_ARGS+=("--multijdkdirs=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64")
+    # test with Java 17 & Java 21
+    YETUS_ARGS+=("--java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64")
+    YETUS_ARGS+=("--multijdkdirs=/usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk-amd64")
     YETUS_ARGS+=("--multijdktests=compile")
   fi