diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-environment-action/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-environment-action/action.yml
index 912aca0e16f9..56ed1115a2d1 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-environment-action/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-environment-action/action.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ runs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
-        java-version: ${{ inputs.java-version == 'default' && '8' || inputs.java-version }}
+        java-version: ${{ inputs.java-version == 'default' && '17' || inputs.java-version }}
     - name: Setup Gradle
       uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
       with:
diff --git a/.github/gh-actions-self-hosted-runners/arc/images/Dockerfile b/.github/gh-actions-self-hosted-runners/arc/images/Dockerfile
index 7fa8f631729c..ad309d26c54d 100644
--- a/.github/gh-actions-self-hosted-runners/arc/images/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/gh-actions-self-hosted-runners/arc/images/Dockerfile
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ RUN curl -OL https://go.dev/dl/go${go_version}.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
     rm go${go_version}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 ENV PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/go/bin"
 #Install Java
-RUN curl -OL https://cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu8.70.0.23-ca-jdk8.0.372-linux_x64.tar.gz && \
-    tar -C /usr/local -xzf zulu8.70.0.23-ca-jdk8.0.372-linux_x64.tar.gz && \
-    rm zulu8.70.0.23-ca-jdk8.0.372-linux_x64.tar.gz && \
-    mv /usr/local/zulu8.70.0.23-ca-jdk8.0.372-linux_x64 /usr/local/java
+RUN curl -OL https://cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu17.50.19-ca-jdk17.0.11-linux_x64.tar.gz && \
+    tar -C /usr/local -xzf zulu17.50.19-ca-jdk17.0.11-linux_x64.tar.gz && \
+    rm zulu17.50.19-ca-jdk17.0.11-linux_x64.tar.gz && \
+    mv /usr/local/zulu17.50.19-ca-jdk17.0.11-linux_x64 /usr/local/java
 ENV PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/java/bin"
 #Install Gradle
-RUN curl -OL https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.3.3-bin.zip && \
-    unzip gradle-7.3.3-bin.zip && \
-    rm gradle-7.3.3-bin.zip && \
-    mv gradle-7.3.3 /usr/local/gradle
+RUN curl -OL https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip && \
+    unzip gradle-8.4-bin.zip && \
+    rm gradle-8.4-bin.zip && \
+    mv gradle-8.4 /usr/local/gradle
 ENV PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/gradle/bin"
 #Install GitHub CLI
 RUN curl -OL https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/download/v2.31.0/gh_2.31.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz && \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Dataflow_JavaVersions.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Dataflow_JavaVersions.yml
index e4b7643bd2d8..6f15155a115c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Dataflow_JavaVersions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Dataflow_JavaVersions.yml
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ jobs:
             8
       - name: run jar Java${{ matrix.java_version }} script
         run: |
-          ./gradlew runners:google-cloud-dataflow-java:testJar :runners:google-cloud-dataflow-java:worker:shadowJar \
-          -Dorg.gradle.java.home=$JAVA_HOME_8_X64
+          ./gradlew runners:google-cloud-dataflow-java:testJar :runners:google-cloud-dataflow-java:worker:shadowJar
       - name: run validatesRunner Java${{ matrix.java_version }} script
         uses: ./.github/actions/gradle-command-self-hosted-action
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Direct_JavaVersions.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Direct_JavaVersions.yml
index 370a0698fd34..315e7499b55b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Direct_JavaVersions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Direct_JavaVersions.yml
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ jobs:
             8
       - name: run jar Java${{ matrix.java_version }} script
         run: |
-          ./gradlew :runners:direct-java:shadowJar :runners:direct-java:shadowTestJar \
-          -Dorg.gradle.java.home=$JAVA_HOME_8_X64
+          ./gradlew :runners:direct-java:shadowJar :runners:direct-java:shadowTestJar
       - name: run validatesRunner Java${{ matrix.java_version }} script
         uses: ./.github/actions/gradle-command-self-hosted-action
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Flink_Java11.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Flink_Java11.yml
index 9133b00218a3..cecd2146be5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Flink_Java11.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Flink_Java11.yml
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ jobs:
             8
       - name: run jar Java8 script
         run: |
-          ./gradlew :runners:flink:1.15:jar :runners:flink:1.15:testJar \
-          -Dorg.gradle.java.home=$JAVA_HOME_8_X64
+          ./gradlew :runners:flink:1.15:jar :runners:flink:1.15:testJar
       - name: run validatesRunner Java11 script
         uses: ./.github/actions/gradle-command-self-hosted-action
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Spark_Java11.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Spark_Java11.yml
index 40fc60fea644..1d2f5798916b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Spark_Java11.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Java_ValidatesRunner_Spark_Java11.yml
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ jobs:
             8
       - name: run jar Java8 script
         run: |
-          ./gradlew :runners:spark:3:jar :runners:spark:3:testJar \
-          -Dorg.gradle.java.home=$JAVA_HOME_8_X64
+          ./gradlew :runners:spark:3:jar :runners:spark:3:testJar
       - name: run validatesRunner Java11 script
         uses: ./.github/actions/gradle-command-self-hosted-action
         with: