diff --git a/packages/py-spinnfrontendcommon/package.py b/packages/py-spinnfrontendcommon/package.py
index 5dfdd3d0e49f6c9816a289eceaa0b55f37b16454..a484e82bbf2b17808893b08f460aeb1a50c708d7 100644
--- a/packages/py-spinnfrontendcommon/package.py
+++ b/packages/py-spinnfrontendcommon/package.py
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ class PySpinnfrontendcommon(PythonPackage):
     depends_on("py-scipy@0.16.0:", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("py-ebrains-drive@0.5.1:", type=("build", "run"))
 
-    depends_on("java@17:")
+    depends_on("java@11:")