diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index 7d82508203de48..c4ad24ad81c343 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
         <!-- Enable APT by default for Eclipse -->
         <m2e.apt.activation>jdt_apt</m2e.apt.activation>
 
+        <!-- These 2 properties are used in catalog-overrides.json -->
+        <!-- Supported Java versions, interpreted as a version range -->
+        <supported-java-versions>[${maven.compiler.release},)</supported-java-versions>
+        <proposed-java-version>17</proposed-java-version>
+
         <!--
         Supported Maven versions, interpreted as a version range (Also defined in quarkus-enforcer-rules)
          -->
diff --git a/devtools/bom-descriptor-json/src/main/resources/catalog-overrides.json b/devtools/bom-descriptor-json/src/main/resources/catalog-overrides.json
index 9bee169af979f4..25b8f3f7ab7e3c 100644
--- a/devtools/bom-descriptor-json/src/main/resources/catalog-overrides.json
+++ b/devtools/bom-descriptor-json/src/main/resources/catalog-overrides.json
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@
         "gradle-plugin-version": "${quarkus-gradle-plugin.version}",
         "supported-maven-versions": "${supported-maven-versions}",
         "proposed-maven-version": "${proposed-maven-version}",
+        "supported-java-versions": "${supported-java-versions}",
+        "proposed-java-version": "${proposed-java-version}",
         "maven-wrapper-version": "${maven-wrapper.version}",
         "gradle-wrapper-version": "${gradle-wrapper.version}"
       }