diff --git a/airflow-core/docs/authoring-and-scheduling/language-sdks/java.rst b/airflow-core/docs/authoring-and-scheduling/language-sdks/java.rst
index 422b6a3985ef0..e72160f77afb2 100644
--- a/airflow-core/docs/authoring-and-scheduling/language-sdks/java.rst
+++ b/airflow-core/docs/authoring-and-scheduling/language-sdks/java.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The generated API reference for the Java SDK is published with the Airflow docum
 Prerequisites
 -------------
 
-* JRE 17 or later must be available on the Airflow worker nodes.
+* JRE 11 or later must be available on the Airflow worker nodes.
 * The compiled task JAR(s) and JVM dependencies must be accessible from the worker.
 * The ``apache-airflow-task-sdk`` package (installed with Airflow) provides the coordinator;
   no additional Python packages are needed.
diff --git a/java-sdk/README.md b/java-sdk/README.md
index ca68975648175..a90a18eda0845 100644
--- a/java-sdk/README.md
+++ b/java-sdk/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ write workflow bundles, and have Airflow consume the result.
 The SDK and execution-time logic is implemented in Kotlin.
 An example is bundled showing how the SDK can be used in Java.
 
+See also Airflow documentation on Java SDK under *Authoring and Scheduling* for
+more details on using the Java SDK.
+
+The SDK requires Java 11 or later at runtime. Optional components and
+development tools may have further requirements.
+
 ## Building the SDK
 
 ```bash