diff --git a/org.jacoco.build/pom.xml b/org.jacoco.build/pom.xml
index ced36c48da..07008522fd 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.build/pom.xml
+++ b/org.jacoco.build/pom.xml
@@ -865,6 +865,20 @@
       </properties>
     </profile>
 
+    <profile>
+      <id>java17-bytecode</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>bytecode.version</name>
+          <value>17</value>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>13</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>13</maven.compiler.target>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+
     <!-- This profile enables use of ECJ -->
     <profile>
       <id>ecj</id>
diff --git a/org.jacoco.core.test.validation/pom.xml b/org.jacoco.core.test.validation/pom.xml
index badded685e..787d93d33d 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.core.test.validation/pom.xml
+++ b/org.jacoco.core.test.validation/pom.xml
@@ -257,6 +257,31 @@
         <module>../org.jacoco.core.test.validation.scala</module>
       </modules>
     </profile>
+
+    <profile>
+      <id>java17-bytecode</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>bytecode.version</name>
+          <value>17</value>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <!-- see respective profile in org.jacoco.build about this override -->
+        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
+      </properties>
+      <modules>
+        <module>../org.jacoco.core.test.validation.kotlin</module>
+        <module>../org.jacoco.core.test.validation.java7</module>
+        <module>../org.jacoco.core.test.validation.java8</module>
+        <module>../org.jacoco.core.test.validation.java14</module>
+        <!-- Does not yet support Java 17
+        <module>../org.jacoco.core.test.validation.groovy</module>
+        -->
+        <module>../org.jacoco.core.test.validation.scala</module>
+      </modules>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 
 </project>