diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96bb364..c1514e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Add this dependency to your project's POM:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>io.numaproj.numaflow</groupId>
   <artifactId>numaflow-java</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.0</version>
+  <version>0.9.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Add this dependency to your project's POM:
 Add this dependency to your project's build file:
 
 ```groovy
-compile "io.numaproj.numaflow:numaflow-java:0.8.0"
+compile "io.numaproj.numaflow:numaflow-java:0.9.0"
 ```
 
 ### Build
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ WARNING: Unknown channel option 'SO_KEEPALIVE' for channel '[id: 0x6e9c19c7]'
 This is due to grpc-netty trying to set SO_KEEPALIVE when it
 shouldn't (https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/blob/47ddfa4f205d4672e035c37349dfd3036c74efb6/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientTransport.java#L237)
 
+It is suggested to use `amazoncorretto:11` as base for your docker image. We observed that without a base image, the java user-defined container can fail the Numaflow health check.
+
 ### API Documentation
 
 Please, refer to
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index cf92153..ee07ae9 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.numaproj.numaflow</groupId>
             <artifactId>numaflow-java</artifactId>
-            <version>0.8.0</version>
+            <version>0.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16f70f6..959639a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.numaproj.numaflow</groupId>
     <artifactId>numaflow-java</artifactId>
-    <version>0.8.0</version>
+    <version>0.9.0</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>numaflow-java</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/numaproj/numaflow/info/ServerInfo.java b/src/main/java/io/numaproj/numaflow/info/ServerInfo.java
index cfae273..8d925b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/numaproj/numaflow/info/ServerInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/numaproj/numaflow/info/ServerInfo.java
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ public class ServerInfo {
     // To update this value, please follow the instructions for MINIMUM_NUMAFLOW_VERSION in
     // https://github.com/numaproj/numaflow-rs/blob/main/src/shared.rs
     public static final Map<ContainerType, String> MINIMUM_NUMAFLOW_VERSION = Map.ofEntries(
-            entry(ContainerType.SOURCER, "1.3.1-z"),
-            entry(ContainerType.SOURCE_TRANSFORMER, "1.3.1-z"),
-            entry(ContainerType.SINKER, "1.3.1-z"),
-            entry(ContainerType.MAPPER, "1.3.1-z"),
-            entry(ContainerType.REDUCER, "1.3.1-z"),
-            entry(ContainerType.REDUCE_STREAMER, "1.3.1-z"),
-            entry(ContainerType.SESSION_REDUCER, "1.3.1-z"),
-            entry(ContainerType.SIDEINPUT, "1.3.1-z"),
-            entry(ContainerType.FBSINKER, "1.3.1-z")
+            entry(ContainerType.SOURCER, "1.4.0-z"),
+            entry(ContainerType.SOURCE_TRANSFORMER, "1.4.0-z"),
+            entry(ContainerType.SINKER, "1.4.0-z"),
+            entry(ContainerType.MAPPER, "1.4.0-z"),
+            entry(ContainerType.REDUCER, "1.4.0-z"),
+            entry(ContainerType.REDUCE_STREAMER, "1.4.0-z"),
+            entry(ContainerType.SESSION_REDUCER, "1.4.0-z"),
+            entry(ContainerType.SIDEINPUT, "1.4.0-z"),
+            entry(ContainerType.FBSINKER, "1.4.0-z")
     );
     @JsonProperty("protocol")
     private Protocol protocol;