diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 1de37f2ace..cf5c65bf73 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ application {
 }
 
 java {
-    sourceCompatibility = 11
-    targetCompatibility = 11
+    sourceCompatibility = 17
+    targetCompatibility = 17
 }
 
 ext {
diff --git a/common/build.gradle b/common/build.gradle
index 9cb86c5911..ea12107192 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle
+++ b/common/build.gradle
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 java {
-    sourceCompatibility = 11
-    targetCompatibility = 11
+    sourceCompatibility = 17
+    targetCompatibility = 17
 }
 
 ext {
diff --git a/connector/build.gradle b/connector/build.gradle
index 62902056eb..eeb83ef26d 100644
--- a/connector/build.gradle
+++ b/connector/build.gradle
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 java {
-    sourceCompatibility = 11
-    targetCompatibility = 11
+    sourceCompatibility = 17
+    targetCompatibility = 17
 }
 
 ext {
diff --git a/docker/build_deps_image.sh b/docker/build_deps_image.sh
index b3ad41437f..915fce81aa 100755
--- a/docker/build_deps_image.sh
+++ b/docker/build_deps_image.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:22.04
 # install tools
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
   git \
-  openjdk-11-jdk \
+  openjdk-17-jdk \
   wget \
   unzip \
   curl
diff --git a/docker/start_app.sh b/docker/start_app.sh
index e3a759f571..4592edaf2d 100755
--- a/docker/start_app.sh
+++ b/docker/start_app.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ RUN tar -xvf \$(find ./app/build/distributions/ -maxdepth 1 -type f -name app-*.
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # install tools
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jre
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jre
 
 # copy astraea
 COPY --from=build /opt/astraea /opt/astraea
diff --git a/docker/start_broker.sh b/docker/start_broker.sh
index 00e21e5e9b..719054076c 100755
--- a/docker/start_broker.sh
+++ b/docker/start_broker.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ RUN tar -zxvf \$(find ./core/build/distributions/ -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -iname
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # install tools
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jre
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jre
 
 # copy kafka
 COPY --from=build /opt/jmx_exporter /opt/jmx_exporter
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ WORKDIR /opt/kafka
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # install tools
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jre
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jre
 
 # copy kafka
 COPY --from=build /opt/jmx_exporter /opt/jmx_exporter
diff --git a/docker/start_controller.sh b/docker/start_controller.sh
index e5b164a394..ca8f04ebf2 100755
--- a/docker/start_controller.sh
+++ b/docker/start_controller.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ RUN tar -zxvf \$(find ./core/build/distributions/ -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -iname
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # install tools
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jre
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jre
 
 # copy kafka
 COPY --from=build /opt/jmx_exporter /opt/jmx_exporter
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ WORKDIR /opt/kafka
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # install tools
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jre
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jre
 
 # copy kafka
 COPY --from=build /opt/jmx_exporter /opt/jmx_exporter
diff --git a/docker/start_hadoop.sh b/docker/start_hadoop.sh
index 539c07b1e3..b121b52913 100755
--- a/docker/start_hadoop.sh
+++ b/docker/start_hadoop.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ RUN tar -zxvf hadoop-${VERSION}.tar.gz -C /opt/hadoop --strip-components=1
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 #install tools
+# TODO: upgrade to jdk 11 (https://github.com/skiptests/astraea/issues/1681)
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jre
 
 #copy hadoop
diff --git a/docker/start_worker.sh b/docker/start_worker.sh
index 2b5d98178a..566a4930e6 100755
--- a/docker/start_worker.sh
+++ b/docker/start_worker.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ RUN cp /tmp/astraea/connector/build/libs/astraea-*-all.jar /opt/kafka/libs/
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # install tools
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jre
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jre
 
 # copy kafka
 COPY --from=build /opt/kafka /opt/kafka
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ RUN cp /tmp/astraea/connector/build/libs/astraea-*-all.jar /opt/kafka/libs/
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # install tools
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jre
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jre
 
 # copy kafka
 COPY --from=build /opt/kafka /opt/kafka
diff --git a/docker/start_zookeeper.sh b/docker/start_zookeeper.sh
index b74dc30d4f..1c90b74fbe 100755
--- a/docker/start_zookeeper.sh
+++ b/docker/start_zookeeper.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ RUN tar -zxvf apache-zookeeper-${VERSION}-bin.tar.gz -C /opt/zookeeper --strip-c
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # install tools
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jre
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-17-jre
 
 # copy zookeeper
 COPY --from=build /opt/zookeeper /opt/zookeeper
diff --git a/etl/build.gradle b/etl/build.gradle
index 8620d18496..eed8dca287 100644
--- a/etl/build.gradle
+++ b/etl/build.gradle
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ ext {
 archivesBaseName = "astraea-etl"
 
 tasks.named('test') {
+    // spark can't run with JDK 17 as it uses internal class
+    // see https://lists.apache.org/thread/814cpb1rpp73zkhtv9t4mkzzrznl82yn
+    jvmArgs '--add-opens=java.base/sun.nio.ch=ALL-UNNAMED'
     // Use JUnit Platform for unit tests.
     useJUnitPlatform()
 
diff --git a/fs/build.gradle b/fs/build.gradle
index bb491272fc..4c9d3db81d 100644
--- a/fs/build.gradle
+++ b/fs/build.gradle
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 java {
-    sourceCompatibility = 11
-    targetCompatibility = 11
+    sourceCompatibility = 17
+    targetCompatibility = 17
 }
 
 ext {
diff --git a/gui/build.gradle b/gui/build.gradle
index 6619b72141..5e6956f18f 100644
--- a/gui/build.gradle
+++ b/gui/build.gradle
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 java {
-    sourceCompatibility = 11
-    targetCompatibility = 11
+    sourceCompatibility = 17
+    targetCompatibility = 17
 }
 
 javafx {
diff --git a/it/build.gradle b/it/build.gradle
index 9085302397..bd227622fa 100644
--- a/it/build.gradle
+++ b/it/build.gradle
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 java {
-    sourceCompatibility = 11
-    targetCompatibility = 11
+    sourceCompatibility = 17
+    targetCompatibility = 17
 }
 
 ext {