diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/processor/CatalogProcessor.java b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/processor/CatalogProcessor.java
index 8fbd392efdce0..ae0037e90f61b 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/processor/CatalogProcessor.java
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/processor/CatalogProcessor.java
@@ -85,4 +85,12 @@ public List<ProcessedCategory> getProcessedCategoriesInOrder() {
     public static MetadataValue getMetadataValue(ExtensionCatalog catalog, String path) {
         return MetadataValue.get(catalog.getMetadata(), path);
     }
+
+    public static String getMinimumJavaVersion(ExtensionCatalog catalog) {
+        return getMetadataValue(catalog, ExtensionCatalog.MD_MINIMUM_JAVA_VERSION).asString();
+    }
+
+    public static String getRecommendedJavaVersion(ExtensionCatalog catalog) {
+        return getMetadataValue(catalog, ExtensionCatalog.MD_RECOMMENDED_JAVA_VERSION).asString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/processor/MetadataValue.java b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/processor/MetadataValue.java
index 11ffee9d9a9df..13a71dabb4321 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/processor/MetadataValue.java
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/processor/MetadataValue.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-final class MetadataValue {
+public final class MetadataValue {
     private static final MetadataValue EMPTY_METADATA_VALUE = new MetadataValue(null);
     private final Object val;
 
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-testing/src/main/resources/fake-catalog.json b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-testing/src/main/resources/fake-catalog.json
index c8e7e56118368..3b970eaec4e5a 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-testing/src/main/resources/fake-catalog.json
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-testing/src/main/resources/fake-catalog.json
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@
         "gradle-plugin-id": "io.quarkus",
         "gradle-plugin-version": "999-FAKE",
         "supported-maven-versions": "[3.6.2,)",
+        "minimum-java-version": "11",
+        "recommended-java-version": "17",
         "proposed-maven-version": "3.9.5",
         "maven-wrapper-version": "3.2.0",
         "gradle-wrapper-version": "8.4"
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/registry-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/registry/catalog/ExtensionCatalog.java b/independent-projects/tools/registry-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/registry/catalog/ExtensionCatalog.java
index 2bcdb7eef419a..91f7d027e61cb 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/registry-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/registry/catalog/ExtensionCatalog.java
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/registry-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/registry/catalog/ExtensionCatalog.java
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 public interface ExtensionCatalog extends ExtensionOrigin {
 
+    String MD_MINIMUM_JAVA_VERSION = "project.properties.minimum-java-version";
+    String MD_RECOMMENDED_JAVA_VERSION = "project.properties.recommended-java-version";
+
     /**
      * All the origins this catalog is derived from.
      *
diff --git a/integration-tests/devtools/src/test/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/CatalogProcessorTest.java b/integration-tests/devtools/src/test/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/CatalogProcessorTest.java
index 0b7f884660c55..83dbe859c7c00 100644
--- a/integration-tests/devtools/src/test/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/CatalogProcessorTest.java
+++ b/integration-tests/devtools/src/test/java/io/quarkus/platform/catalog/CatalogProcessorTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package io.quarkus.platform.catalog;
 
 import static io.quarkus.devtools.testing.FakeExtensionCatalog.newFakeExtensionCatalog;
+import static io.quarkus.platform.catalog.processor.CatalogProcessor.getMinimumJavaVersion;
 import static io.quarkus.platform.catalog.processor.CatalogProcessor.getProcessedCategoriesInOrder;
+import static io.quarkus.platform.catalog.processor.CatalogProcessor.getRecommendedJavaVersion;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -27,6 +29,13 @@ void testCategoryOrder() {
                 .startsWith("web", "core", "reactive", "serialization", "compatibility", "alt-languages", "uncategorized");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testJavaVersions() {
+        final ExtensionCatalog catalog = newFakeExtensionCatalog();
+        assertThat(getMinimumJavaVersion(catalog)).isEqualTo("11");
+        assertThat(getRecommendedJavaVersion(catalog)).isEqualTo("17");
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testExtensionsOrder() {
         final ExtensionCatalog catalog = newFakeExtensionCatalog();
diff --git a/integration-tests/devtools/src/test/resources/platform-metadata.json b/integration-tests/devtools/src/test/resources/platform-metadata.json
index 59160da30fb5b..b4b073f5b6adf 100644
--- a/integration-tests/devtools/src/test/resources/platform-metadata.json
+++ b/integration-tests/devtools/src/test/resources/platform-metadata.json
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
         "supported-maven-versions": "${supported-maven-versions}",
         "proposed-maven-version": "${proposed-maven-version}",
         "maven-wrapper-version": "${maven-wrapper.version}",
-        "gradle-wrapper-version": "${gradle-wrapper.version}"
+        "gradle-wrapper-version": "${gradle-wrapper.version}",
+        "minimum-java-version": "${minimum-java-version}",
+        "recommended-java-version": "${recommended-java-version}"
       }
     },
     "codestarts-artifacts": [