diff --git a/config/gitpod/Dockerfile b/config/gitpod/Dockerfile
index 8f362483a..d8f2d4ac6 100644
--- a/config/gitpod/Dockerfile
+++ b/config/gitpod/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ USER gitpod
 
 # Install Java 8 and 16
 RUN sudo apt-get -q update && \
-    sudo apt install -yq openjdk-8-jdk openjdk-16-jdk
+    sudo apt install -yq openjdk-8-jdk openjdk-16-jdk openjdk-17-jdk
 
 # This is so that you can use java 8 until such a time as you switch to java 16
-RUN sudo update-java-alternatives --set java-1.16.0-openjdk-amd64
+RUN sudo update-java-alternatives --set java-1.17.0-openjdk-amd64