diff --git a/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json
index c82718a49..3a1170df7 100644
--- a/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "java",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "name": "Java (via SDKMAN!)",
   "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/java",
   "description": "Installs Java, SDKMAN! (if not installed), and needed dependencies.",
diff --git a/src/java/install.sh b/src/java/install.sh
index 988460307..a142ab9e3 100644
--- a/src/java/install.sh
+++ b/src/java/install.sh
@@ -195,6 +195,29 @@ updaterc() {
     fi
 }
 
+run_with_retries() {
+    local max_attempts="$1"
+    local wait_seconds="$2"
+    local operation="$3"
+    local attempt=1
+    shift 3
+
+    until "$@"; do
+        if [ "${attempt}" -ge "${max_attempts}" ]; then
+            echo "(!) ${operation} failed after ${max_attempts} attempts."
+            return 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "(*) ${operation} failed on attempt ${attempt}. Retrying in ${wait_seconds}s..."
+        attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+        sleep "${wait_seconds}"
+    done
+}
+
+install_sdkman_cli() {
+    bash -o pipefail -c 'curl -fsSL "https://get.sdkman.io?rcupdate=false" | bash'
+}
+
 find_version_list() {
     prefix="$1"
     suffix="$2"
@@ -284,7 +307,8 @@ sdk_install() {
         JAVA_VERSION=${requested_version}
     fi
 
-    su ${USERNAME} -c "umask 0002 && . ${SDKMAN_DIR}/bin/sdkman-init.sh && sdk install ${install_type} ${requested_version} && sdk flush archives && sdk flush temp"
+    run_with_retries 5 10 "Installing ${install_type} ${requested_version} via SDKMAN" \
+        su ${USERNAME} -c "umask 0002 && . ${SDKMAN_DIR}/bin/sdkman-init.sh && sdk install ${install_type} ${requested_version} && sdk flush archives && sdk flush temp"
 }
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
@@ -323,7 +347,7 @@ if [ ! -d "${SDKMAN_DIR}" ]; then
     if [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "rhel" ] && [ "${MAJOR_VERSION_ID}" = "8" ]; then
         export SDKMAN_NATIVE_VERSION="false"
     fi
-    curl -sSL "https://get.sdkman.io?rcupdate=false" | bash
+    run_with_retries 5 10 "Installing SDKMAN" install_sdkman_cli
     # For RHEL 8 systems, also disable native CLI in config file and remove native binaries
     if [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "rhel" ] && [ "${MAJOR_VERSION_ID}" = "8" ]; then
         # Disable native CLI in config to prevent future usage
diff --git a/test/java/install_latest_version.sh b/test/java/install_latest_version.sh
index 03175e767..2c8852970 100644
--- a/test/java/install_latest_version.sh
+++ b/test/java/install_latest_version.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ source dev-container-features-test-lib
 echo 'public class HelloWorld { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello, World!"); } }' > HelloWorld.java
 javac HelloWorld.java
 
-check "hello world" /bin/bash -c "java HelloWorld | grep "Hello, World!""
-check "java version latest installed" grep "25" <(java --version)
+check "hello world" /bin/bash -c 'java HelloWorld | grep "Hello, World!"'
+check "java version latest installed" grep "26" <(java --version)
 
 # Report result
 reportResults