diff --git a/.github/workflows/add_plugin_placeholder_in_vpr.yml b/.github/workflows/add_plugin_placeholder_in_vpr.yml
index a534f60a..f2624f42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/add_plugin_placeholder_in_vpr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/add_plugin_placeholder_in_vpr.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@de7274f081f381c8f8158605e0321c36c376e2e6 # v6
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '21'
+          java-version: '25'
       - name: Clone elastic/docs-tools
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reference_docs-pre90.yml b/.github/workflows/reference_docs-pre90.yml
index 8750994c..03bcf9ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reference_docs-pre90.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reference_docs-pre90.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@de7274f081f381c8f8158605e0321c36c376e2e6 # v6
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '21'
+          java-version: '25'
       - name: Clone elastic/docs-tools
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reference_docs90.yml b/.github/workflows/reference_docs90.yml
index da4ef95e..6026d53b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reference_docs90.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reference_docs90.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@de7274f081f381c8f8158605e0321c36c376e2e6 # v6
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '21'
+          java-version: '25'
       - name: Clone elastic/docs-tools
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vpr.yml b/.github/workflows/vpr.yml
index cc581d25..3516f150 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vpr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vpr.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@de7274f081f381c8f8158605e0321c36c376e2e6 # v6
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '21'
+          java-version: '25'
       - name: Clone elastic/docs-tools
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
         with: