diff --git a/java-21-openjdk.spec b/java-21-openjdk.spec
index c54e8b1..6b87c08 100644
--- a/java-21-openjdk.spec
+++ b/java-21-openjdk.spec
@@ -1150,8 +1150,7 @@ Requires: ca-certificates
 Requires: javapackages-filesystem
 # Require zone-info data provided by tzdata-java sub-package
 # 2024a required as of JDK-8325150
-# Use 2023d until 2024a is in the buildroot
-Requires: tzdata-java >= 2023d
+Requires: tzdata-java >= 2024a
 # for support of kernel stream control
 # libsctp.so.1 is being `dlopen`ed on demand
 Requires: lksctp-tools%{?_isa}
@@ -1473,8 +1472,7 @@ BuildRequires: %{pkgnameroot}-misc = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{prelease}.%{portables
 BuildRequires: libffi-devel
 %endif
 # 2024a required as of JDK-8325150
-# Use 2023d until 2024a is in the buildroot
-BuildRequires: tzdata-java >= 2023d
+BuildRequires: tzdata-java >= 2024a
 # Earlier versions have a bug in tree vectorization on PPC
 BuildRequires: gcc >= 4.8.3-8
 
@@ -2523,6 +2521,7 @@ cjc.mainProgram(args)
 - Update to jdk-21.0.4+5 (EA)
 - Update release notes to 21.0.4+5
 - Limit Java only tests to one architecture using jdk_test_arch
+- Actually require tzdata 2024a now it is available in the buildroot
 - Resolves: RHEL-45355
 - Resolves: RHEL-47395