diff --git a/gradle/documentation/render-javadoc.gradle b/gradle/documentation/render-javadoc.gradle
index bd720b61615..bd90ad35426 100644
--- a/gradle/documentation/render-javadoc.gradle
+++ b/gradle/documentation/render-javadoc.gradle
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class RenderJavadocTask extends DefaultTask {
       opts << [ '-linkoffline', url, dir ]
     }
 
-    opts << [ '--release', 11 ]
+    opts << [ '--release', project.minJavaVersion.toString() ]
     opts << '-Xdoclint:all,-missing'
 
     // Increase Javadoc's heap.