diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava.yaml b/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava.yaml
index 51a8ec920b35eaeff88469fc4d25cc9276cfc0bc..de153c4c6cb39ec70cea0026e01b346b9ef5a3f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarkKiekerJava.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3.11.0
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 21
       - name: Execute MooBench Benchmark
         run: |
           ./setup.sh