diff --git a/stacks/java-quarkus/devfile.yaml b/stacks/java-quarkus/devfile.yaml
index 05ebf92a8..92d56ad7d 100644
--- a/stacks/java-quarkus/devfile.yaml
+++ b/stacks/java-quarkus/devfile.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ starterProjects:
 components:
   - name: tools
     container:
-      image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/openjdk-17:1.16-1
+      image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/openjdk-17:1.17-2
       args: ['tail', '-f', '/dev/null']
       memoryLimit: 512Mi ## default app nowhere needs this but leaving room for expansion.
       mountSources: true