diff --git a/.buildkite/basic/react-native-android-pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/basic/react-native-android-pipeline.yml
index f65847bd07..b14f1079dc 100644
--- a/.buildkite/basic/react-native-android-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/basic/react-native-android-pipeline.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ steps:
               build: react-native-android-builder
               image-repository: 855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js
               cache-from:  react-native-android-builder:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-${BRANCH_NAME}
+              args:
+                - JAVA_VERSION=17
+                - NODE_VERSION=18
           - docker-compose#v4.12.0:
               push: react-native-android-builder:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-${BRANCH_NAME}
         retry:
@@ -29,7 +32,6 @@ steps:
           - "android-builder-image"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
-          JAVA_VERSION: "17"
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.73"
           RN_NEW_ARCH: "false"
           ARTEFACT_NAME: "rn0.73-old-arch"
@@ -50,7 +52,6 @@ steps:
           - "android-builder-image"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
-          JAVA_VERSION: "17"
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.73"
           RN_NEW_ARCH: "true"
           ARTEFACT_NAME: "rn0.73-new-arch"
diff --git a/.buildkite/full/pipeline.full.yml b/.buildkite/full/pipeline.full.yml
index 9a3da5b684..8e6f6c88ff 100644
--- a/.buildkite/full/pipeline.full.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/full/pipeline.full.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ steps:
   - label: ":large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: FULL REACT NATIVE (ANDROID) STEPS :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle: :large_blue_circle:"
     depends_on:
     - "publish-js"
-    - "android-builder-image"
+    - "android-builder-base"
     commands:
       - buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/full/react-native-android-pipeline.full.yml
 
diff --git a/.buildkite/full/react-native-android-pipeline.full.yml b/.buildkite/full/react-native-android-pipeline.full.yml
index d82fba5ac3..3361b989c6 100644
--- a/.buildkite/full/react-native-android-pipeline.full.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/full/react-native-android-pipeline.full.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,34 @@ steps:
 
   - group: "React Native (Android) Tests"
     steps:
+      #
+      # Android builder
+      #
+      - label: ":docker: Build legacy RN Android Builder image (Java 11, Node 16)"
+        key: "android-builder-image-legacy"
+        timeout_in_minutes: 30
+        plugins:
+          - docker-compose#v4.12.0:
+              build: react-native-android-builder
+              image-repository: 855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js
+              cache-from:  react-native-android-builder:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-${BRANCH_NAME}-jdk11-node16
+              args:
+                - JAVA_VERSION=11
+                - NODE_VERSION=16
+          - docker-compose#v4.12.0:
+              push: react-native-android-builder:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-${BRANCH_NAME}-jdk11-node16
+        retry:
+          automatic:
+            - exit_status: "*"
+              limit: 1
+
       #
       # Test fixtures
       #
       - label: ":android: Build RN 0.60 apk"
         key: "rn-0-60-apk"
         depends_on:
-          - "android-builder-image"
+          - "android-builder-image-legacy"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.60"
@@ -27,7 +48,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":android: Build RN 0.66 apk"
         key: "rn-0-66-apk"
         depends_on:
-          - "android-builder-image"
+          - "android-builder-image-legacy"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.66"
@@ -45,7 +66,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":android: Build RN 0.67 apk"
         key: "rn-0-67-apk"
         depends_on:
-          - "android-builder-image"
+          - "android-builder-image-legacy"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.67"
@@ -63,7 +84,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":android: Build RN 0.68 Hermes apk"
         key: "rn-0-68-hermes-apk"
         depends_on:
-          - "android-builder-image"
+          - "android-builder-image-legacy"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.68-hermes"
@@ -81,7 +102,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":android: Build RN 0.69 apk"
         key: "rn-0-69-apk"
         depends_on:
-          - "android-builder-image"
+          - "android-builder-image-legacy"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.69"
@@ -99,7 +120,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":android: Build RN 0.71 (Old Arch) apk"
         key: "rn-0-71-old-arch-apk"
         depends_on:
-          - "android-builder-image"
+          - "android-builder-image-legacy"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.71"
@@ -119,7 +140,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":android: Build RN 0.71 (New Arch) apk"
         key: "rn-0-71-new-arch-apk"
         depends_on:
-          - "android-builder-image"
+          - "android-builder-image-legacy"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.71"
@@ -139,7 +160,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":android: Build react-navigation 0.60 apk"
         key: "react-navigation-0-60-apk"
         depends_on:
-          - "android-builder-image"
+          - "android-builder-image-legacy"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.60"
@@ -159,7 +180,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":android: Build react-navigation 0.69 apk"
         key: "react-navigation-0-69-apk"
         depends_on:
-          - "android-builder-image"
+          - "android-builder-image-legacy"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.69"
@@ -179,7 +200,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":android: Build react-native-navigation 0.60 apk"
         key: "react-native-navigation-0-60-apk"
         depends_on:
-          - "android-builder-image"
+          - "android-builder-image-legacy"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.60"
@@ -199,7 +220,7 @@ steps:
       - label: ":android: Build react-native-navigation 0.66 apk"
         key: "react-native-navigation-0-66-apk"
         depends_on:
-          - "android-builder-image"
+          - "android-builder-image-legacy"
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         env:
           REACT_NATIVE_VERSION: "rn0.66"
diff --git a/.buildkite/full/react-native-cli-pipeline.full.yml b/.buildkite/full/react-native-cli-pipeline.full.yml
index b568006446..4d50b3ccaa 100644
--- a/.buildkite/full/react-native-cli-pipeline.full.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/full/react-native-cli-pipeline.full.yml
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ steps:
               build: react-native-cli-android-builder
               image-repository: 855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js
               cache-from:  react-native-cli-android-builder:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-${BRANCH_NAME}
+              args:
+                - JAVA_VERSION=11
           - docker-compose#v4.12.0:
               push: react-native-cli-android-builder:855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:ci-${BRANCH_NAME}
         retry:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 314836612c..96e2f8cfa9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -126,17 +126,18 @@ services:
         - REG_BASIC_CREDENTIAL
         - REG_NPM_EMAIL
         - MAVEN_REPO_URL
+        - JAVA_VERSION
+        - NODE_VERSION
     environment:
-      DEBUG:
-      BRANCH_NAME:
-      BUILDKITE:
-      REGISTRY_URL:
-      REACT_NATIVE_VERSION:
-      RN_NEW_ARCH:
-      NOTIFIER_VERSION:
-      ARTEFACT_NAME:
-      JS_SOURCE_DIR:
-      JAVA_VERSION: "${JAVA_VERSION:-11}"
+      - DEBUG
+      - BRANCH_NAME
+      - BUILDKITE
+      - REGISTRY_URL
+      - REACT_NATIVE_VERSION
+      - RN_NEW_ARCH
+      - NOTIFIER_VERSION
+      - ARTEFACT_NAME
+      - JS_SOURCE_DIR
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ services:
         - REGISTRY_URL
         - REG_BASIC_CREDENTIAL
         - REG_NPM_EMAIL
+        - JAVA_VERSION
     environment:
       - VERBOSE
       - DEBUG
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.android-builder-base b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.android-builder-base
index 31f9d6a743..9c39c4636f 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.android-builder-base
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.android-builder-base
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ FROM openjdk:11-jdk-bullseye as java-11
 
 FROM openjdk:17-jdk-bullseye 
 COPY --from=java-11 /usr/local/openjdk-11 /usr/local/openjdk-11
-ENV JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/openjdk-11
 
 # OS setup
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gradle jq git-core build-essential openssl libssl-dev
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.react-native-android-builder b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.react-native-android-builder
index a8eb3e1298..b50d0e93e9 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.react-native-android-builder
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.react-native-android-builder
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 FROM 855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:android-builder-base
 
-RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash -
+# Java version
+ARG JAVA_VERSION
+ENV JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/openjdk-${JAVA_VERSION}
+
+ARG NODE_VERSION
+RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_$NODE_VERSION.x | bash -
 RUN apt-get install -y nodejs rsync
 
 RUN npm i -g run-func
@@ -29,4 +34,4 @@ COPY lerna.json .
 COPY scripts/common.js scripts/react-native-helper.js scripts/
 
 # Do a full build by running the container
-CMD JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/openjdk-${JAVA_VERSION} run-func scripts/react-native-helper.js buildAndroid "/app/test/react-native/features/fixtures" "/app/features/fixtures"
+CMD run-func scripts/react-native-helper.js buildAndroid "/app/test/react-native/features/fixtures" "/app/features/fixtures"
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.react-native-cli-android-builder b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.react-native-cli-android-builder
index 7ef762d2f4..4a7bae8e57 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.react-native-cli-android-builder
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.react-native-cli-android-builder
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 FROM 855461928731.dkr.ecr.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/js:android-builder-base
 
+# Java version
+ARG JAVA_VERSION
+ENV JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/openjdk-${JAVA_VERSION}
+
 RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | bash -
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs rsync expect \
     # Dependencies for MazeRunner