diff --git a/resources/bin/bal b/resources/bin/bal
index 1339146..d7e29cc 100755
--- a/resources/bin/bal
+++ b/resources/bin/bal
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
   fi
 
   JAVA_COMMAND=java
+  if test -d "$CURRENT_PATH/../dependencies/jdk-21.0.5+11-jre"; then
+      JAVA_COMMAND="$CURRENT_PATH/../dependencies/jdk-21.0.5+11-jre/bin/java"
   if test -d "$CURRENT_PATH/../dependencies/jdk-17.0.7+7-jre"; then
     JAVA_COMMAND="$CURRENT_PATH/../dependencies/jdk-17.0.7+7-jre/bin/java"
   elif test -d "$CURRENT_PATH/../dependencies/jdk-11.0.18+10-jre"; then
diff --git a/resources/bin/bal.bat b/resources/bin/bal.bat
index 3882d2f..cd49d7a 100644
--- a/resources/bin/bal.bat
+++ b/resources/bin/bal.bat
@@ -39,30 +39,34 @@ if "%1" == "update" set update=true
 if "%1" == "build" set build=true
 SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
 
-if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-17.0.7+7-jre (
-   set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-17.0.7+7-jre\bin\java
+if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-21.0.5+11-jre (
+   set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-21.0.5+11-jre\bin\java
 ) else (
-    if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.18+10-jre (
-       set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.18+10-jre\bin\java
+    if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-17.0.7+7-jre (
+       set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-17.0.7+7-jre\bin\java
     ) else (
-        if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.15+10-jre (
-           set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.15+10-jre\bin\java
+        if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.18+10-jre (
+           set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.18+10-jre\bin\java
         ) else (
-            if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.8+10-jre (
-               set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.8+10-jre\bin\java
+            if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.15+10-jre (
+               set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.15+10-jre\bin\java
             ) else (
-                if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u332-b09-jre (
-                   set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u332-b09-jre\bin\java
+                if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.8+10-jre (
+                   set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk-11.0.8+10-jre\bin\java
                 ) else (
-                    if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u265-b01-jre (
-                       set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u265-b01-jre\bin\java
+                    if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u332-b09-jre (
+                       set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u332-b09-jre\bin\java
                     ) else (
-                        if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u202-b08-jre (
-                           set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u202-b08-jre\bin\java
+                        if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u265-b01-jre (
+                           set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u265-b01-jre\bin\java
                         ) else (
-                            if not exist "%JAVA_HOME%" (
-                               echo Compatible JRE not found. Please follow the instructions in ^<BALLERINA_HOME^>\INSTALL.txt to install and setup Ballerina.
-                               exit /b
+                            if exist %CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u202-b08-jre (
+                               set JAVA_CMD=%CURRENT_PATH%..\dependencies\jdk8u202-b08-jre\bin\java
+                            ) else (
+                                if not exist "%JAVA_HOME%" (
+                                   echo Compatible JRE not found. Please follow the instructions in ^<BALLERINA_HOME^>\INSTALL.txt to install and setup Ballerina.
+                                   exit /b
+                                )
                             )
                         )
                     )