diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose-minecraft.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose-minecraft.yml
index b740e6c..6ce3ca0 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose-minecraft.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose-minecraft.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ services:
       CF_API_KEY: "${CF_API_KEY}"
       CF_SLUG: "futurecraft-5-0"
 
+      JAVA_VERSION: "17"
+
       MEMORY: "${MEMORY:-10G}"
       LEVEL: "world"
       DIFFICULTY: "normal"