diff --git a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/karaf b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/karaf
index 34c4f2f552..bc3a799280 100755
--- a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/karaf
+++ b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/karaf
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ init() {
     # Determine the JVM version and check that it is version 17
     checkJvmVersion
     if [ "${VERSION}" -ne "17" ]; then
-        die "JVM must be version 17. JVM version ${VERSION} is unsupported (JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME)"
+        if [ "${VERSION}" -ne "21" ]; then
+            die "JVM must be version 17 or 21. JVM version ${VERSION} is unsupported (JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME)"
+        fi
     fi
 
     # Check if a root instance is already running
diff --git a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/karaf.bat b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/karaf.bat
index ae536d4d74..f9ccdc6f28 100644
--- a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/karaf.bat
+++ b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/bin/karaf.bat
@@ -215,8 +215,10 @@ for /f tokens^=2-5^ delims^=.-_+^" %%j in ('"%JAVA%" -fullversion 2^>^&1') do (
 )
 
 if %JAVA_VERSION% NEQ 17 (
-    call :warn "JVM must be version 17. JVM version %JAVA_VERSION% is unsupported (JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME%)"
-    goto END
+    if %JAVA_VERSION% NEQ 21 (
+        call :warn "JVM must be version 17 or 21. JVM version %JAVA_VERSION% is unsupported (JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME%)"
+        goto END
+    )
 )
 
 if %JAVA_VERSION% GTR 8 (
diff --git a/launch/app/pom.xml b/launch/app/pom.xml
index bd7b1a16cf..61dbbc0897 100644
--- a/launch/app/pom.xml
+++ b/launch/app/pom.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-    <oh.java.version>17</oh.java.version>
-    <maven.compiler.source>${oh.java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>${oh.java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
     <bnd.version>7.0.0</bnd.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -383,6 +380,23 @@
         </pluginManagement>
       </build>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>j17</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[17.0,18.0);[21.0,22.0)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <oh.java.version>17</oh.java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>${oh.java.version}</maven.compiler.release>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>j21</id>
+      <properties>
+        <oh.java.version>21</oh.java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>${oh.java.version}</maven.compiler.release>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4bddab49ef..c1296060bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,11 +63,7 @@
 
     <karaf.version>4.4.5</karaf.version>
 
-    <oh.java.version>17</oh.java.version>
-    <maven.compiler.source>${oh.java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>${oh.java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-
-    <sat.version>0.15.0</sat.version>
+    <sat.version>0.16.0</sat.version>
     <spotless.version>2.38.0</spotless.version>
     <!-- Eclipse Java formatter version 4.26+ does not check test files -->
     <spotless.eclipse.version>4.25</spotless.eclipse.version>
@@ -249,7 +245,7 @@
             <configuration>
               <rules>
                 <requireJavaVersion>
-                  <version>[17.0,18.0)</version>
+                  <version>[17.0,18.0),[21.0,22.0)</version>
                 </requireJavaVersion>
               </rules>
             </configuration>
@@ -319,6 +315,23 @@
         <pax.url.suffix></pax.url.suffix>
       </properties>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>j17</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[17.0,18.0);[21.0,22.0)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <oh.java.version>17</oh.java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>${oh.java.version}</maven.compiler.release>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>j21</id>
+      <properties>
+        <oh.java.version>21</oh.java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>${oh.java.version}</maven.compiler.release>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 
 </project>