diff --git a/manifests/2.1.1/opensearch-2.1.1.yml b/manifests/2.1.1/opensearch-2.1.1.yml
index 890d6456d7..42a964436d 100644
--- a/manifests/2.1.1/opensearch-2.1.1.yml
+++ b/manifests/2.1.1/opensearch-2.1.1.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ build:
 ci:
   image:
     name: opensearchstaging/ci-runner:ci-runner-centos7-opensearch-build-v2
+    args: -e JAVA_HOME=/opt/java/openjdk-17
 components:
   - name: OpenSearch
     repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch.git