diff --git a/instrumentation/jboss-logmanager/jboss-logmanager-appender-1.1/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/jboss-logmanager/jboss-logmanager-appender-1.1/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 387c0000e0..99b421c739 100644
--- a/instrumentation/jboss-logmanager/jboss-logmanager-appender-1.1/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/jboss-logmanager/jboss-logmanager-appender-1.1/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("org.awaitility:awaitility")
 }
 
+val latestDepTest = findProperty("testLatestDeps") as Boolean
+
+if (latestDepTest) {
+  otelJava {
+    minJavaVersionSupported.set(JavaVersion.VERSION_11)
+  }
+}
+
 tasks.withType<Test>().configureEach {
   // TODO run tests both with and without experimental log attributes
   jvmArgs("-Dotel.instrumentation.jboss-logmanager.experimental.capture-mdc-attributes=*")
diff --git a/instrumentation/jboss-logmanager/jboss-logmanager-mdc-1.1/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/jboss-logmanager/jboss-logmanager-mdc-1.1/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 41716f6e7d..b32c1c497a 100644
--- a/instrumentation/jboss-logmanager/jboss-logmanager-mdc-1.1/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/jboss-logmanager/jboss-logmanager-mdc-1.1/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,3 +14,11 @@ muzzle {
 dependencies {
   library("org.jboss.logmanager:jboss-logmanager:1.1.0.GA")
 }
+
+val latestDepTest = findProperty("testLatestDeps") as Boolean
+
+if (latestDepTest) {
+  otelJava {
+    minJavaVersionSupported.set(JavaVersion.VERSION_11)
+  }
+}