diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5575bf41..3ac31b76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   # verify build on one node before multiple builds on different os are started
   fail-fast-build:
-    name: verify (ubuntu-latest, 2024-09)
+    name: verify (ubuntu-latest, 2024-12)
     timeout-minutes: 60
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         uses: ./.github/actions/build
         with:
-          targetPlatform: 2024-09
+          targetPlatform: 2024-12
           deploy: true
           pmdCiSecretPassphrase: ${{ secrets.PMD_CI_SECRET_PASSPHRASE }}
           githubToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         with:
-          name: screenshots-ubuntu-latest-2024-09
+          name: screenshots-ubuntu-latest-2024-12
           path: net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.plugin.test/screenshots
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
-        targetPlatform: [ 2024-09 ]
+        targetPlatform: [ 2024-12 ]
         exclude:
           # exclude the fail-fast-build, which already ran
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            targetPlatform: 2024-09
+            targetPlatform: 2024-12
         # run other target platforms only on linux
         include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            targetPlatform: 2024-09
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             targetPlatform: 2024-06
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             targetPlatform: 2024-03
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            targetPlatform: 2023-12
       fail-fast: true
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.md b/ReleaseNotes.md
index 64f6453a..4395f45a 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Eclipse Update Site:
 This is a minor release.
 
 ### New and noteworthy
+* Support for Eclipse 2024-12 added
+* Support for Eclipse 2023-12 removed
 
 ### Fixed Issues
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b1dc8111..58731810 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </modules>
 
   <properties>
-    <target.platform>2024-09</target.platform>
+    <target.platform>2024-12</target.platform>
 
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
     <!-- https://github.com/eclipse/tycho/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES.md and https://github.com/eclipse-tycho/tycho/releases -->
diff --git a/target-platforms/2023-12.target b/target-platforms/2023-12.target
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c3c3554..00000000
--- a/target-platforms/2023-12.target
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<?pde?>
-<!-- generated with https://github.com/eclipse-cbi/targetplatform-dsl -->
-<target name="2023-12 (4.30)" sequenceNumber="1701967354">
-  <locations>
-    <location includeMode="planner" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="false" type="InstallableUnit">
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.platform.feature.group" version="4.30.0.v20231201-0512"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.jdt.feature.group" version="3.19.300.v20231201-0110"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.wst.xml_core.feature.feature.group" version="3.31.0.v202309280406"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.pde.feature.group" version="3.15.200.v20231201-0110"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.eclipse.feature.group" version="4.1.0.202306071420"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.feature.group" version="4.1.0.202306071420"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.ide.feature.group" version="4.1.0.202306071420"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.generator.feature.feature.group" version="4.1.0.202306071420"/>
-      <repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2023-12/"/>
-    </location>
-    <location includeMode="planner" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="false" type="InstallableUnit">
-      <unit id="org.apache.commons.commons-io" version="2.15.0"/>
-      <unit id="org.apache.commons.commons-io.source" version="2.15.0"/>
-      <unit id="org.apache.commons.lang" version="2.6.0"/>
-      <unit id="org.apache.commons.lang.source" version="2.6.0"/>
-      <unit id="org.junit" version="4.13.2.v20230809-1000"/>
-      <unit id="org.junit.source" version="4.13.2.v20230809-1000"/>
-      <repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/simrel/orbit-aggregation/2023-12/"/>
-    </location>
-  </locations>
-  <targetJRE path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-17"/>
-</target>
diff --git a/target-platforms/2023-12.tpd b/target-platforms/2023-12.tpd
deleted file mode 100644
index ecfe1c0f..00000000
--- a/target-platforms/2023-12.tpd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-target "2023-12 (4.30)"
-with source requirements environment JavaSE-17
-location "https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2023-12/" {
-	org.eclipse.platform.feature.group
-	org.eclipse.jdt.feature.group
-	org.eclipse.wst.xml_core.feature.feature.group
-	org.eclipse.pde.feature.group
-	org.eclipse.swtbot.eclipse.feature.group
-	org.eclipse.swtbot.feature.group
-	org.eclipse.swtbot.ide.feature.group
-	org.eclipse.swtbot.generator.feature.feature.group
-}
-
-location "https://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/simrel/orbit-aggregation/2023-12/" {
-	org.apache.commons.commons-io
-	org.apache.commons.commons-io.source
-	org.apache.commons.lang
-	org.apache.commons.lang.source
-	org.junit
-	org.junit.source
-}
diff --git a/target-platforms/2024-12.target b/target-platforms/2024-12.target
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ada9f219
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target-platforms/2024-12.target
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<?pde?>
+<!-- generated with https://github.com/eclipse-cbi/targetplatform-dsl -->
+<target name="2024-12 (4.34)" sequenceNumber="1733594957">
+  <locations>
+    <location includeMode="planner" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="false" type="InstallableUnit">
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.platform.feature.group" version="4.34.0.v20241120-1800"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.jdt.feature.group" version="3.20.0.v20241120-1800"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.wst.xml_core.feature.feature.group" version="3.36.0.v202409282004"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.pde.feature.group" version="3.16.100.v20241120-1800"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.eclipse.feature.group" version="4.2.1.202406141605"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.feature.group" version="4.2.1.202406141605"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.ide.feature.group" version="4.2.1.202406141605"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.generator.feature.feature.group" version="4.2.1.202406141605"/>
+      <unit id="org.junit" version="4.13.2.v20240929-1000"/>
+      <unit id="org.junit.source" version="4.13.2.v20240929-1000"/>
+      <repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2024-12/"/>
+    </location>
+  </locations>
+  <targetJRE path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-21"/>
+</target>
diff --git a/target-platforms/2024-12.tpd b/target-platforms/2024-12.tpd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc54d6df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target-platforms/2024-12.tpd
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+target "2024-12 (4.34)"
+with source requirements environment JavaSE-21
+location "https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2024-12/" {
+	org.eclipse.platform.feature.group
+	org.eclipse.jdt.feature.group
+	org.eclipse.wst.xml_core.feature.feature.group
+	org.eclipse.pde.feature.group
+	org.eclipse.swtbot.eclipse.feature.group
+	org.eclipse.swtbot.feature.group
+	org.eclipse.swtbot.ide.feature.group
+	org.eclipse.swtbot.generator.feature.feature.group
+	org.junit
+	org.junit.source
+}