diff --git a/generate.go b/generate.go
index c049c09..bcad133 100644
--- a/generate.go
+++ b/generate.go
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ func Generate() libjvm.GenerateContentBuilder {
 		f := color.New(color.Faint)
 		ctx.Logger.Body(f.Sprintf("Using UBI Java package %s", buildver))
 
+		runOverride, explicit := ctx.ConfigurationResolver.Resolve("BP_UBI_RUN_IMAGE_OVERRIDE")
+		if explicit {
+			ctx.Logger.Body(f.Sprintf("Overriding run image with value from BP_UBI_RUN_IMAGE_OVERRIDE"))
+			runver = runOverride
+		}
+
+		//log choice of run image being selected
+		ctx.Logger.Body(f.Sprintf("Using UBI Java run image %s", runver))
+
 		// Create build.Dockerfile content
 		buildDockerfileProps := BuildDockerfileProps{
 			JAVA_VERSION:           JAVA_VERSION,
@@ -132,13 +141,13 @@ func mapRequestedVersionToPackageAndRunImage(requestedVersion string) (packages
 	switch requestedVersion {
 	case "8", "1.8", "1.8.0":
 		buildver = "java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel"
-		runver = "paketocommunity/ubi8-paketo-run-java-8"
+		runver = "paketocommunity/run-java-8-ubi-base"
 	case "11":
 		buildver = "java-11-openjdk-devel"
-		runver = "paketocommunity/ubi8-paketo-run-java-11"
+		runver = "paketocommunity/run-java-11-ubi-base"
 	case "17":
 		buildver = "java-17-openjdk-devel"
-		runver = "paketocommunity/ubi8-paketo-run-java-17"
+		runver = "paketocommunity/run-java-17-ubi-base"
 	default:
 		buildver = ""
 		runver = ""
diff --git a/generate_test.go b/generate_test.go
index 6a62671..3739e73 100644
--- a/generate_test.go
+++ b/generate_test.go
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ func testGenerate(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 
+		it.After(func() {
+			os.Unsetenv("BP_UBI_RUN_IMAGE_OVERRIDE")
+		})
+
 		it("Java version 17 recognised", func() {
 			generateResult, err = ubijavaextension.Generate()(libjvm.GenerateContentContext{
 				Logger: log.NewDiscardLogger(),
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ func testGenerate(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 
 			buf := new(strings.Builder)
 			_, _ = io.Copy(buf, generateResult.RunDockerfile)
-			Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring("paketocommunity/ubi8-paketo-run-java-17"))
+			Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring("paketocommunity/run-java-17-ubi-base"))
 
 			buf.Reset()
 			_, _ = io.Copy(buf, generateResult.BuildDockerfile)
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ func testGenerate(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 
 			buf := new(strings.Builder)
 			_, _ = io.Copy(buf, generateResult.RunDockerfile)
-			Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring("paketocommunity/ubi8-paketo-run-java-8"))
+			Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring("paketocommunity/run-java-8-ubi-base"))
 
 			buf.Reset()
 			_, _ = io.Copy(buf, generateResult.BuildDockerfile)
@@ -161,7 +165,28 @@ func testGenerate(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 
 			buf := new(strings.Builder)
 			_, _ = io.Copy(buf, generateResult.RunDockerfile)
-			Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring("paketocommunity/ubi8-paketo-run-java-11"))
+			Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring("paketocommunity/run-java-11-ubi-base"))
+
+			buf.Reset()
+			_, _ = io.Copy(buf, generateResult.BuildDockerfile)
+			Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring("java-11-openjdk-devel"))
+		})
+
+		it("Custom Java version", func() {
+			os.Setenv("BP_UBI_RUN_IMAGE_OVERRIDE", "stilettos/wibble:latest")
+			generateResult, err = ubijavaextension.Generate()(libjvm.GenerateContentContext{
+				Logger: log.NewDiscardLogger(),
+				ConfigurationResolver: libpak.ConfigurationResolver{Configurations: []libpak.BuildModuleConfiguration{
+					{Name: "BP_JVM_VERSION", Default: "11"},
+				}},
+			})
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(generateResult.BuildDockerfile).NotTo(BeNil())
+			Expect(generateResult.RunDockerfile).NotTo(BeNil())
+
+			buf := new(strings.Builder)
+			_, _ = io.Copy(buf, generateResult.RunDockerfile)
+			Expect(buf.String()).To(ContainSubstring("stilettos/wibble:latest"))
 
 			buf.Reset()
 			_, _ = io.Copy(buf, generateResult.BuildDockerfile)