diff --git a/integration-tests/graal-incubating/build.gradle.kts b/integration-tests/graal-incubating/build.gradle.kts
index c30cb597f2d..7d60ec0ad3a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/graal-incubating/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/integration-tests/graal-incubating/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
 
 description = "OpenTelemetry Graal Integration Tests (Incubating)"
 otelJava.moduleName.set("io.opentelemetry.graal.integration.tests.incubating")
-otelJava.minJavaVersionSupported.set(JavaVersion.VERSION_11)
+otelJava.minJavaVersionSupported.set(JavaVersion.VERSION_17)
 
 sourceSets {
   main {
@@ -26,33 +26,13 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(project(":api:incubator"))
 }
 
-// org.graalvm.buildtools.native plugin requires java 11+ as of version 0.9.26
+// org.graalvm.buildtools.native plugin requires java 17+ as of version 0.11.0
 // https://github.com/graalvm/native-build-tools/blob/master/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/index.adoc
 
 graalvmNative {
   binaries {
     named("test") {
-      // Required as of junit 5.10.0: https://junit.org/junit5/docs/5.10.0/release-notes/#deprecations-and-breaking-changes
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherConfig")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.config.InstantiatingConfigurationParameterConverter")
-      // Required as of junit 5.13.0: https://junit.org/junit5/docs/5.13.0/release-notes/#deprecations-and-breaking-changes
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayNameGenerator\$IndicativeSentences")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$ClassInfo")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateInvocationTestDescriptor")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateTestDescriptor")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicDescendantFilter\$Mode")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ExclusiveResourceCollector\$1")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.MethodBasedTestDescriptor\$MethodInfo")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.discovery.ClassSelectorResolver\$DummyClassTemplateInvocationContext")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.engine.support.store.NamespacedHierarchicalStore\$EvaluatedValue")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DiscoveryIssueNotifier")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.launcher.core.HierarchicalOutputDirectoryProvider")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherDiscoveryResult\$EngineResultInfo")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherPhase")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.suite.engine.DiscoverySelectorResolver")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.suite.engine.SuiteTestDescriptor\$DiscoveryIssueForwardingListener")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.suite.engine.SuiteTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods")
+      // JUnit initialization is now handled automatically by the GraalVM plugin 0.11+
     }
   }
   toolchainDetection.set(false)
diff --git a/integration-tests/graal/build.gradle.kts b/integration-tests/graal/build.gradle.kts
index 4086a91e778..d2ac75674db 100644
--- a/integration-tests/graal/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/integration-tests/graal/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
 
 description = "OpenTelemetry Graal Integration Tests"
 otelJava.moduleName.set("io.opentelemetry.graal.integration.tests")
-otelJava.minJavaVersionSupported.set(JavaVersion.VERSION_11)
+otelJava.minJavaVersionSupported.set(JavaVersion.VERSION_17)
 
 sourceSets {
   main {
@@ -24,33 +24,13 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(project(":exporters:otlp:all"))
 }
 
-// org.graalvm.buildtools.native plugin requires java 11+ as of version 0.9.26
+// org.graalvm.buildtools.native plugin requires java 17+ as of version 0.11.0
 // https://github.com/graalvm/native-build-tools/blob/master/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/index.adoc
 
 graalvmNative {
   binaries {
     named("test") {
-      // Required as of junit 5.10.0: https://junit.org/junit5/docs/5.10.0/release-notes/#deprecations-and-breaking-changes
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherConfig")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.config.InstantiatingConfigurationParameterConverter")
-      // Required as of junit 5.13.0: https://junit.org/junit5/docs/5.13.0/release-notes/#deprecations-and-breaking-changes
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayNameGenerator\$IndicativeSentences")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$ClassInfo")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateInvocationTestDescriptor")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTemplateTestDescriptor")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicDescendantFilter\$Mode")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ExclusiveResourceCollector\$1")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.MethodBasedTestDescriptor\$MethodInfo")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.jupiter.engine.discovery.ClassSelectorResolver\$DummyClassTemplateInvocationContext")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.engine.support.store.NamespacedHierarchicalStore\$EvaluatedValue")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DiscoveryIssueNotifier")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.launcher.core.HierarchicalOutputDirectoryProvider")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherDiscoveryResult\$EngineResultInfo")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherPhase")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.suite.engine.DiscoverySelectorResolver")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.suite.engine.SuiteTestDescriptor\$DiscoveryIssueForwardingListener")
-      buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-build-time=org.junit.platform.suite.engine.SuiteTestDescriptor\$LifecycleMethods")
+      // JUnit initialization is now handled automatically by the GraalVM plugin 0.11+
     }
   }
   toolchainDetection.set(false)
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index cb59909198b..5fddc36000d 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pluginManagement {
     id("de.undercouch.download") version "5.6.0"
     id("org.jsonschema2pojo") version "1.2.2"
     id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "2.0.0"
-    id("org.graalvm.buildtools.native") version "0.10.6"
+    id("org.graalvm.buildtools.native") version "0.11.3"
     id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "1.0.0"
   }
 }