diff --git a/sdks/java/io/hadoop-format/build.gradle b/sdks/java/io/hadoop-format/build.gradle
index 73fc44a0f311..83dfcf22d86d 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/hadoop-format/build.gradle
+++ b/sdks/java/io/hadoop-format/build.gradle
@@ -202,3 +202,24 @@ static def createTaskNames(Map<String, String> hadoopVersions, String suffix) {
       .map{num -> "runHadoopFormatIO$num$suffix"}
       .collect(Collectors.toList())
 }
+
+def testJavaVer = project.findProperty('testJavaVersion') ?: JavaVersion.current().getMajorVersion()
+def isJava17OrHigher = testJavaVer.toInteger() >= 17
+
+tasks.withType(Test).configureEach {
+  if (isJava17OrHigher) {
+    systemProperty 'java.security.manager', 'allow'
+  }
+  // Open and export modules for embedded Cassandra and Elasticsearch under Java 17+
+  jvmArgs '--add-exports=java.base/sun.nio.ch=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-exports=java.rmi/sun.rmi.registry=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-exports=java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens=java.base/sun.nio.ch=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens=java.base/java.util.concurrent=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens=java.base/java.util.concurrent.atomic=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens=java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens=java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED',
+          '--add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED'
+}