diff --git a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 2792403d410..c614e9ac691 100644
--- a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.ant.launching;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 1.4.1100.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 1.4.1200.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.ant.internal.launching.AntLaunching
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime;bundle-version="[3.29.0,4.0.0)",
  org.eclipse.debug.core;bundle-version="[3.12.0,4.0.0)",
diff --git a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/src/org/eclipse/ant/internal/launching/launchConfigurations/AntLaunchConfigurationMessages.properties b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/src/org/eclipse/ant/internal/launching/launchConfigurations/AntLaunchConfigurationMessages.properties
index 024c12ac8a9..a953f28c368 100644
--- a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/src/org/eclipse/ant/internal/launching/launchConfigurations/AntLaunchConfigurationMessages.properties
+++ b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/src/org/eclipse/ant/internal/launching/launchConfigurations/AntLaunchConfigurationMessages.properties
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 
 AntLaunchDelegate_Launching__0__1=Launching {0}
-AntLaunchDelegate_Launching__0__2=JRE version less than 11 is not supported. 
+AntLaunchDelegate_Launching__0__2=JRE version less than 17 is not supported. 
 AntLaunchDelegate_Running__0__2=Running {0}
 AntLaunchDelegate_Build_In_Progress=Ant build {0} already in progress. Concurrent Ant builds are possible if you specify to build in a separate JRE.
 AntLaunchDelegate_Failure=Failure of Background Ant Build
diff --git a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/src/org/eclipse/ant/internal/launching/launchConfigurations/AntLaunchDelegate.java b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/src/org/eclipse/ant/internal/launching/launchConfigurations/AntLaunchDelegate.java
index 585695e9095..79629b6e62d 100644
--- a/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/src/org/eclipse/ant/internal/launching/launchConfigurations/AntLaunchDelegate.java
+++ b/ant/org.eclipse.ant.launching/src/org/eclipse/ant/internal/launching/launchConfigurations/AntLaunchDelegate.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public void launch(ILaunchConfiguration configuration, String mode, ILaunch laun
 					vmver = vmver.substring(0, 3);
 				}
 				// int ver = (int) (CompilerOptions.versionToJdkLevel(vmver) >>> 16);
-				if (JavaCore.compareJavaVersions(vmver, JavaCore.VERSION_11) < 0) {
+				if (JavaCore.compareJavaVersions(vmver, JavaCore.VERSION_17) < 0) {
 					boolean useDefault = configuration.getAttribute(IJavaLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_DEFAULT_CLASSPATH, true);
 					if (useDefault) {
 						IStatus status = new Status(IStatus.ERROR, AntLaunching.PLUGIN_ID, 1, AntLaunchConfigurationMessages.AntLaunchDelegate_Launching__0__2, null);