diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_mcserver_base_images.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_mcserver_base_images.yaml
index 6b8901009..31bd3a291 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_mcserver_base_images.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_mcserver_base_images.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ jobs:
           - mcserver_base_image_tag: 2022.15.0-java17-jdk
             mcserver_base_image_digest: "sha256:70300d50a8dc7c57f04b531e69a5926581ca6d8476d7091d838577c0df030bde"
             java_version_component_in_tag: java17-jdk
+          - mcserver_base_image_tag: 2024.7.2-java21-jdk
+            mcserver_base_image_digest: "sha256:fdb029ae158bcb1f9da51dd2996e9c09ec8e276248cf0d9a28d84165db063744"
+            java_version_component_in_tag: java21-jdk
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout