diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/com/ibm/wala/gradle/java.gradle.kts b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/com/ibm/wala/gradle/java.gradle.kts
index 513b73b05..9e6934c2e 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/com/ibm/wala/gradle/java.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/com/ibm/wala/gradle/java.gradle.kts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 tasks.withType<JavaCompile>().configureEach {
   // Always compile with a recent JDK version, to get the latest bug fixes in the compiler toolchain
-  javaCompiler = javaToolchains.compilerFor { languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(22) }
+  javaCompiler = javaToolchains.compilerFor { languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(23) }
   // Generate JDK 11 bytecodes; that is the minimum version supported by WALA
   options.release = 11
   options.errorprone {