diff --git a/.doc_gen/metadata/s3-control_metadata.yaml b/.doc_gen/metadata/s3-control_metadata.yaml
index 73622adfd55..dc082a299df 100644
--- a/.doc_gen/metadata/s3-control_metadata.yaml
+++ b/.doc_gen/metadata/s3-control_metadata.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ s3-control_CreateJob:
                 - s3control.java2.create_job.compliance.main   
             - description: Create a legal hold off job.
               snippet_tags:
-                - s3control.java2.create_job.compliance.main       
+                - s3control.java2.create_job.compliance.main  
+            - description: Create a new governance retemtion job.
+              snippet_tags:
+                - s3.java2.create_governance_retemtion.main       
   services:
     s3-control: {CreateJob}    
 s3-control_PutJobTagging:
diff --git a/javav2/example_code/s3/src/main/java/com/example/s3/CreateGovernanceRetentionJob.java b/javav2/example_code/s3/src/main/java/com/example/s3/CreateGovernanceRetentionJob.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..27bed92bb4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javav2/example_code/s3/src/main/java/com/example/s3/CreateGovernanceRetentionJob.java
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+
+package com.example.s3;
+
+
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3control.S3ControlClient;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3control.model.*;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Date;
+
+// snippet-start:[s3.java2.create_governance_retemtion.main]
+/**
+ * Before running this Java V2 code example, set up your development
+ * environment, including your credentials.
+ *
+ * For more information, see the following documentation topic:
+ *
+ * https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/get-started.html
+ */
+public class CreateGovernanceRetentionJob {
+
+    public static void main(String[]args) throws ParseException {
+        final String usage = """
+
+            Usage:
+                <manifestObjectArn> <jobReportBucketArn> <roleArn> <accountId> <manifestObjectVersionId>
+
+            Where:
+                manifestObjectArn - The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the S3 object that contains the manifest file for the governance objects.\s
+                bucketName - The ARN of the S3 bucket where the job report will be stored.
+                roleArn - The ARN of the IAM role that will be used to perform the governance retention operation.
+                accountId - Your AWS account Id.
+                manifestObjectVersionId =  A unique value that is used as the `eTag` property of the `JobManifestLocation` object.
+            """;
+
+        if (args.length != 4) {
+            System.out.println(usage);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        String manifestObjectArn = args[0];
+        String jobReportBucketArn = args[1];
+        String roleArn = args[2];
+        String accountId = args[3];
+        String manifestObjectVersionId = args[4];
+
+        S3ControlClient s3ControlClient = S3ControlClient.create();
+        createGovernanceRetentionJob(s3ControlClient, manifestObjectArn, jobReportBucketArn, roleArn, accountId, manifestObjectVersionId);
+    }
+
+    public static String createGovernanceRetentionJob(final S3ControlClient s3ControlClient, String manifestObjectArn, String jobReportBucketArn, String roleArn, String accountId, String manifestObjectVersionId) throws ParseException {
+        final JobManifestLocation manifestLocation = JobManifestLocation.builder()
+            .objectArn(manifestObjectArn)
+            .eTag(manifestObjectVersionId)
+            .build();
+
+        final JobManifestSpec manifestSpec = JobManifestSpec.builder()
+            .format(JobManifestFormat.S3_BATCH_OPERATIONS_CSV_20180820)
+            .fields(Arrays.asList(JobManifestFieldName.BUCKET, JobManifestFieldName.KEY))
+            .build();
+
+        final JobManifest manifestToPublicApi = JobManifest.builder()
+            .location(manifestLocation)
+            .spec(manifestSpec)
+            .build();
+
+        final String jobReportPrefix = "reports/governance-objects";
+        final JobReport jobReport = JobReport.builder()
+            .enabled(true)
+            .reportScope(JobReportScope.ALL_TASKS)
+            .bucket(jobReportBucketArn)
+            .prefix(jobReportPrefix)
+            .format(JobReportFormat.REPORT_CSV_20180820)
+            .build();
+
+        final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
+        final Date jan30th = format.parse("30/01/2025");
+
+        final S3SetObjectRetentionOperation s3SetObjectRetentionOperation = S3SetObjectRetentionOperation.builder()
+            .retention(S3Retention.builder()
+                .mode(S3ObjectLockRetentionMode.GOVERNANCE)
+                .retainUntilDate(jan30th.toInstant())
+                .build())
+            .build();
+
+        final JobOperation jobOperation = JobOperation.builder()
+            .s3PutObjectRetention(s3SetObjectRetentionOperation)
+            .build();
+
+        final Boolean requiresConfirmation = true;
+        final int priority = 10;
+
+        final CreateJobRequest request = CreateJobRequest.builder()
+            .accountId(accountId)
+            .description("Put governance retention")
+            .manifest(manifestToPublicApi)
+            .operation(jobOperation)
+            .priority(priority)
+            .roleArn(roleArn)
+            .report(jobReport)
+            .confirmationRequired(requiresConfirmation)
+            .build();
+
+        final CreateJobResponse result = s3ControlClient.createJob(request);
+        return result.jobId();
+    }
+}
+// snippet-end:[s3.java2.create_governance_retemtion.main]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/javav2/example_code/s3/src/main/java/com/example/s3/LifecycleConfiguration.java b/javav2/example_code/s3/src/main/java/com/example/s3/LifecycleConfiguration.java
index 87a323465d4..4e7f0fc2c47 100644
--- a/javav2/example_code/s3/src/main/java/com/example/s3/LifecycleConfiguration.java
+++ b/javav2/example_code/s3/src/main/java/com/example/s3/LifecycleConfiguration.java
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
      */
     public static void setLifecycleConfig(S3Client s3, String bucketName, String accountId) {
         try {
-            // Create a rule to archive objects with the "glacierobjects/" prefix to Amazon
-            // S3 Glacier.
+            // Create a rule to archive objects with the "glacierobjects/" prefix to the
+            // S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval storage class immediately.
             LifecycleRuleFilter ruleFilter = LifecycleRuleFilter.builder()
                 .prefix("glacierobjects/")
                 .build();