diff --git a/testenv/testenv.properties b/testenv/testenv.properties
index 8249e4600c..8cd038504b 100644
--- a/testenv/testenv.properties
+++ b/testenv/testenv.properties
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ JDK17_OPENJ9_BRANCH=v0.44.0-release
 JDK21_OPENJ9_REPO=https://github.com/ibmruntimes/openj9-openjdk-jdk21.git
 JDK21_OPENJ9_BRANCH=v0.44.0-release
 JDK22_OPENJ9_REPO=https://github.com/ibmruntimes/openj9-openjdk-jdk22.git
-JDK22_OPENJ9_BRANCH=v0.44.0-release
+JDK22_OPENJ9_BRANCH=v0.45.0-release
 AQA_REQUIRED_TARGETS=sanity.functional,extended.functional,special.functional,sanity.openjdk,extended.openjdk,sanity.system,extended.system,sanity.perf,extended.perf