diff --git a/runners/portability/java/build.gradle b/runners/portability/java/build.gradle
index b684299c3174..a82759b4e4a0 100644
--- a/runners/portability/java/build.gradle
+++ b/runners/portability/java/build.gradle
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ tasks.register("validatesRunnerSickbay", Test) {
 }
 
 task ulrDockerValidatesRunner {
-  dependsOn createUlrValidatesRunnerTask("ulrDockerValidatesRunnerTests", "DOCKER", ":sdks:java:container:java8:docker")
+  dependsOn createUlrValidatesRunnerTask("ulrDockerValidatesRunnerTests", "DOCKER", ":sdks:java:container:${project.ext.currentJavaVersion}:docker")
 }
 
 task ulrLoopbackValidatesRunner {
diff --git a/runners/prism/java/build.gradle b/runners/prism/java/build.gradle
index f6655900f624..f2dfa2bb1a28 100644
--- a/runners/prism/java/build.gradle
+++ b/runners/prism/java/build.gradle
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ tasks.register("validatesRunnerSickbay", Test) {
 
 task prismDockerValidatesRunner {
   Task vrTask = createPrismValidatesRunnerTask("prismDockerValidatesRunnerTests", "DOCKER")
-  vrTask.dependsOn ":sdks:java:container:java8:docker"
+  vrTask.dependsOn ":sdks:java:container:${project.ext.currentJavaVersion}:docker"
 }
 
 task prismLoopbackValidatesRunner {