diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index a7a56ae950698..d9ba4338c0a72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@ jobs:
       s3_bucket: ${{ secrets.IT_CASE_S3_BUCKET }}
       s3_access_key: ${{ secrets.IT_CASE_S3_ACCESS_KEY }}
       s3_secret_key: ${{ secrets.IT_CASE_S3_SECRET_KEY }}
+  java17:
+    name: "Java 17 (default)"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/template.flink-ci.yml
+    with:
+      workflow-caller-id: java17
+      environment: 'PROFILE="-Dflink.hadoop.version=2.10.2 -Djdk17 -Pjava17-target"'
+      jdk_version: 17
+    secrets:
+      s3_bucket: ${{ secrets.IT_CASE_S3_BUCKET }}
+      s3_access_key: ${{ secrets.IT_CASE_S3_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      s3_secret_key: ${{ secrets.IT_CASE_S3_SECRET_KEY }}
   java21:
     name: "Java 21"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/template.flink-ci.yml