diff --git a/.aspect/bazelrc/java.bazelrc b/.aspect/bazelrc/java.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a3532aa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.aspect/bazelrc/java.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Aspect recommended Bazel flags when using rules_java and rules_jvm_external
+
+# Pin java versions to desired language level
+# See https://bazel.build/docs/bazel-and-java#java-versions
+# and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_version_history
+
+# What version of Java are the source files in this repo?
+# See https://bazel.build/docs/user-manual#java-language-version
+common --java_language_version=17
+
+# The Java language version used to build tools that are executed during a build
+# See https://bazel.build/docs/user-manual#tool-java-language-version
+common --tool_java_language_version=17
+
+# The version of JVM to use to execute the code and run the tests.
+# NB: The default value is local_jdk which is non-hermetic.
+# See https://bazel.build/docs/user-manual#java-runtime-version
+common --java_runtime_version=remotejdk_17
+
+# The version of JVM used to execute tools that are needed during a build.
+# See https://bazel.build/docs/user-manual#tool-java-runtime-version
+common --tool_java_runtime_version=remotejdk_17
+
+# Repository rules, such as rules_jvm_external: put Bazel's JDK on the path.
+# Avoids non-hermeticity from dependency on a JAVA_HOME pointing at a system JDK
+# see https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_jvm_external/issues/445
+common --repo_env=JAVA_HOME=../bazel_tools/jdk
diff --git a/docs/bazelrc_presets.md b/docs/bazelrc_presets.md
index 1031cf009..64cc5348d 100644
--- a/docs/bazelrc_presets.md
+++ b/docs/bazelrc_presets.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ the `presets` attribute.
 | Name  | Description | Default Value |
 | :------------- | :------------- | :------------- |
 | <a id="write_aspect_bazelrc_presets-name"></a>name |  a unique name for this target   |  none |
-| <a id="write_aspect_bazelrc_presets-presets"></a>presets |  a list of preset names to keep up-to-date   |  `["bazel6", "bazel7", "ci", "convenience", "correctness", "debug", "javascript", "performance"]` |
+| <a id="write_aspect_bazelrc_presets-presets"></a>presets |  a list of preset names to keep up-to-date   |  `["bazel6", "bazel7", "ci", "convenience", "correctness", "debug", "java", "javascript", "performance"]` |
 | <a id="write_aspect_bazelrc_presets-kwargs"></a>kwargs |  Additional arguments to pass to `write_source_files`   |  none |
 
 
diff --git a/lib/bazelrc_presets.bzl b/lib/bazelrc_presets.bzl
index a34e6bf02..35940ec6b 100644
--- a/lib/bazelrc_presets.bzl
+++ b/lib/bazelrc_presets.bzl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ALL_PRESETS = [
     "convenience",
     "correctness",
     "debug",
+    "java",
     "javascript",
     "performance",
 ]