diff --git a/kubernetes-modules/k8s-intro/pom.xml b/kubernetes-modules/k8s-intro/pom.xml
index 86cae401e5c8..89ef99c7a1eb 100644
--- a/kubernetes-modules/k8s-intro/pom.xml
+++ b/kubernetes-modules/k8s-intro/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <client-java.version>11.0.0</client-java.version>
+        <client-java.version>17.0.0</client-java.version>
     </properties>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>