diff --git a/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json
index cfc22e0a2..dc4e26c04 100644
--- a/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/java/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "java",
-  "version": "1.8.2",
+  "version": "1.8.3",
   "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 23da6db35..ec5dcc56d 100644
--- a/src/java/install.sh
+++ b/src/java/install.sh
@@ -218,6 +218,42 @@ install_sdkman_cli() {
     bash -o pipefail -c 'curl -fsSL "https://get.sdkman.io?rcupdate=false" | bash'
 }
 
+# Determine the SDKMAN platform identifier (e.g. LinuxX64) used by the SDKMAN API.
+# SDKMAN writes this to ${SDKMAN_DIR}/var/platform during its own bootstrap, but that
+# file may be missing when SDKMAN_DIR already exists without being (re)initialized in
+# this run. Fall back to deriving it from uname, mirroring get.sdkman.io's logic.
+get_sdkman_platform() {
+    if [ -f "${SDKMAN_DIR}/var/platform" ]; then
+        cat "${SDKMAN_DIR}/var/platform"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    local kernel machine
+    kernel="$(uname -s)"
+    machine="$(uname -m)"
+    case "${kernel}" in
+        Linux)
+            case "${machine}" in
+                i386|i686) echo "LinuxX32" ;;
+                x86_64|amd64) echo "LinuxX64" ;;
+                armv6l) echo "LinuxARM32HF" ;;
+                armv7l) echo "LinuxARM32HF" ;;
+                armv8l) echo "LinuxARM64" ;;
+                arm64|aarch64) echo "LinuxARM64" ;;
+                *) echo "LinuxX64" ;;
+            esac
+            ;;
+        Darwin)
+            case "${machine}" in
+                x86_64) echo "DarwinX64" ;;
+                arm64) echo "DarwinARM64" ;;
+                *) echo "DarwinX64" ;;
+            esac
+            ;;
+        *) echo "${kernel}" ;;
+    esac
+}
+
 find_version_list() {
     install_type=$1
     version_list=$2
@@ -235,7 +271,7 @@ find_version_list() {
         major_version=$(echo "$java_ver" | cut -d '.' -f 1)
     fi
 
-    platform="$(cat ${SDKMAN_DIR}/var/platform)"
+    platform="$(get_sdkman_platform)"
     all_versions=$(curl -s "https://api.sdkman.io/2/candidates/${install_type}/${platform}/versions/all" | tr ',' '\n' | tr -d '\r')
     
     # Remove the hardcoded fallback as this fails for new jdk latest version released ex: 24
diff --git a/test/java/install_maven_specific_version_no_java.sh b/test/java/install_maven_specific_version_no_java.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..25ba8cf86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/java/install_maven_specific_version_no_java.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+check "maven version" grep "Apache Maven 3.8.8" <(mvn --version)
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
diff --git a/test/java/scenarios.json b/test/java/scenarios.json
index 229d5eb1e..aedd17cad 100644
--- a/test/java/scenarios.json
+++ b/test/java/scenarios.json
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@
             }
         }
     },
+    "install_maven_specific_version_no_java": {
+        "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:1-8-bullseye",
+        "features": {
+            "java": {
+                "version": "none",
+                "installMaven": "true",
+                "mavenVersion": "3.8.8",
+                "installGradle": "false"
+            }
+        }
+    },
     "install_java_8_ms_distro_debian": {
         "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:debian",
         "features": {