diff --git a/extra/erlang/.SRCINFO b/extra/erlang/.SRCINFO
index ea82aff4a..0c22561db 100644
--- a/extra/erlang/.SRCINFO
+++ b/extra/erlang/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = erlang
 	pkgver = 26.1.2
-	pkgrel = 1
+	pkgrel = 2
 	url = https://erlang.org
 	arch = x86_64
 	license = Apache
diff --git a/extra/erlang/PKGBUILD b/extra/erlang/PKGBUILD
index a1bef6bc7..33a93bfb3 100644
--- a/extra/erlang/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/erlang/PKGBUILD
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 pkgbase=erlang
 pkgname=(erlang erlang-unixodbc)
 pkgver=26.1.2
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 _docver=26.1
 arch=(x86_64)
 url='https://erlang.org'
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ b2sums=('1675ac9bf948ab19e8b63077d870ccf356fcdbce14de2777f00b3488aa1ce34a5e0a5cd
 prepare() {
   # adjust how LDFLAGS are handled
   sed -i 's/^LDFLAGS = /LDFLAGS += /g' otp/lib/{odbc/c_src,megaco/src/flex}/Makefile.in
+
+  # let the Java bindings support version 11 or later, ref https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/erlang/-/issues/1
+  sed -i 's/^JAVA_OPTIONS =/JAVA_OPTIONS = --release 11/g' otp/lib/jinterface/java_src/com/ericsson/otp/erlang/Makefile
 }
 
 build() {