diff --git a/lib/util/exec/containerbase.ts b/lib/util/exec/containerbase.ts
index 7c05ad685b2135d2510d63529af94a0ebb892fcf..bcb21adab9dee13b8867737f2931600e9951dcd3 100644
--- a/lib/util/exec/containerbase.ts
+++ b/lib/util/exec/containerbase.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ const allToolConfig: Record<string, ToolConfig> = {
     packageName: 'java',
     versioning: npmVersioningId,
   },
+  /* not used in Renovate */
+  'java-maven': {
+    datasource: 'java-version',
+    packageName: 'java',
+    versioning: mavenVersioningId,
+  },
   jb: {
     datasource: 'github-releases',
     packageName: 'jsonnet-bundler/jsonnet-bundler',