diff --git a/smoke-tests/profiling-base-petclinic/linux/Dockerfile b/smoke-tests/profiling-base-petclinic/linux/Dockerfile
index 238f9c1bd..691881cfb 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/profiling-base-petclinic/linux/Dockerfile
+++ b/smoke-tests/profiling-base-petclinic/linux/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Dockerfile for the application under test
 # Builds petclinic-rest using the specified JDK version (minimum is 8 for JFR)
-ARG jdkVersion=8
+ARG jdkVersion=25
 
 FROM eclipse-temurin:${jdkVersion}