diff --git a/.github/promote-images.yml b/.github/promote-images.yml
index 2bfd85c92..a72673da3 100644
--- a/.github/promote-images.yml
+++ b/.github/promote-images.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     workspace-java-11: "TIMESTAMP_TAG"
     workspace-java-17: "TIMESTAMP_TAG"
     workspace-java-21: "TIMESTAMP_TAG"
+    workspace-java-23: "TIMESTAMP_TAG"
     workspace-yugabytedb: "TIMESTAMP_TAG"
     workspace-yugabytedb-preview: "TIMESTAMP_TAG"
     workspace-gitpod-dev: "TIMESTAMP_TAG"
diff --git a/.github/sync-containers.yml b/.github/sync-containers.yml
index a32420814..8c2e81e0c 100644
--- a/.github/sync-containers.yml
+++ b/.github/sync-containers.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ sync:
     - java-11
     - java-17
     - java-21
+    - java-23
     - yugabytedb
     - yugabytedb-preview
     - gitpod-dev
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b347a6a8..6a4bdcb9a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 A curated, chronologically ordered list of notable changes in [Gitpod's default workspace images](https://hub.docker.com/u/gitpod).
 
+## 2024-11-11
+
+- Introduce `workspace-java-23`
+
 ## 2024-10-31 🎃
 
 - Bump the `workspace-node-lts` image to Node `22.11.0`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10968cf7b..c1513bdda 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Each contains a set of chunks: a common base and a language / tool. Every image
 - [`gitpod/workspace-java-11`](https://hub.docker.com/r/gitpod/workspace-java-11) ✅
 - [`gitpod/workspace-java-17`](https://hub.docker.com/r/gitpod/workspace-java-17) ✅
 - [`gitpod/workspace-java-21`](https://hub.docker.com/r/gitpod/workspace-java-21) ✅
+- [`gitpod/workspace-java-21`](https://hub.docker.com/r/gitpod/workspace-java-23) ✅
 - [`gitpod/workspace-node`](https://hub.docker.com/r/gitpod/workspace-node) ✅
 - [`gitpod/workspace-node-lts`](https://hub.docker.com/r/gitpod/workspace-node-lts) ✅
 - [`gitpod/workspace-node-18`](https://hub.docker.com/r/gitpod/workspace-node-18) ✅
diff --git a/chunks/lang-java/chunk.yaml b/chunks/lang-java/chunk.yaml
index ca9742ef0..6f3780d6e 100644
--- a/chunks/lang-java/chunk.yaml
+++ b/chunks/lang-java/chunk.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ variants:
   - name: "21"
     args:
       JAVA_VERSION: 21.0.5.fx-zulu
+  - name: "23"
+    args:
+      JAVA_VERSION: 23.0.1.fx-zulu
diff --git a/dazzle.yaml b/dazzle.yaml
index 2b9ed0067..d23fd6881 100644
--- a/dazzle.yaml
+++ b/dazzle.yaml
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ combiner:
       - base
       chunks:
         - lang-java:21
+    - name: java-23
+      ref:
+      - base
+      chunks:
+        - lang-java:23
     - name: yugabytedb
       ref:
       - base
diff --git a/tests/lang-java.yaml b/tests/lang-java.yaml
index 8ae788a0e..79e208b9f 100644
--- a/tests/lang-java.yaml
+++ b/tests/lang-java.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   - stderr.indexOf("OpenJDK")   != -1
   - stderr.indexOf("11.0.")   != -1 ||
     stderr.indexOf("17.0.")    != -1 ||
-    stderr.indexOf("21.0.")    != -1
+    stderr.indexOf("21.0.")    != -1 ||
+    stderr.indexOf("23.0.")    != -1
 - desc: it should have a functioning java 17 installed
   entrypoint: [env, GITPOD_REPO_ROOT=/workspace, bash, -ci]
   command: [sdk default java 17.0.13.fx-zulu && java -version && mvn -v]