diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/reactor/blockhound/BlockHound.java b/agent/src/main/java/reactor/blockhound/BlockHound.java
index 6c3ba5d..60be4eb 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/reactor/blockhound/BlockHound.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/reactor/blockhound/BlockHound.java
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ public TypePool typePool(ClassFileLocator classFileLocator, ClassLoader classLoa
     public static class Builder {
 
         private final Map<String, Map<String, Set<String>>> blockingMethods = new HashMap<String, Map<String, Set<String>>>() {{
+            int jdkMajorVersion = InstrumentationUtils.getJdkMajorVersion();
+
             put("java/lang/Object", new HashMap<String, Set<String>>() {{
                 put("wait", singleton("(J)V"));
             }});
@@ -194,10 +196,7 @@ public static class Builder {
                 put("writeBytes", singleton("([BIIZ)V"));
             }});
 
-            try {
-                // Check if Java 9+
-                Class.forName("java.lang.StackWalker");
-
+            if (jdkMajorVersion >= 9) {
                 put("jdk/internal/misc/Unsafe", new HashMap<String, Set<String>>() {{
                     put("park", singleton("(ZJ)V"));
                 }});
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ public static class Builder {
                     put("forkAndExec", singleton("(I[B[B[BI[BI[B[IZ)I"));
                 }});
             }
-            catch (ClassNotFoundException __) {
+            else {
                 put("sun/misc/Unsafe", new HashMap<String, Set<String>>() {{
                     put("park", singleton("(ZJ)V"));
                 }});
@@ -214,19 +213,27 @@ public static class Builder {
                 }});
             }
 
-            try {
-                // Check if Java 19+
-                Class.forName("java.lang.WrongThreadException");
-
+            if (jdkMajorVersion < 19) {
+                // for jdk version < 19, the native method for Thread.sleep is "sleep"
+                put("java/lang/Thread", new HashMap<String, Set<String>>() {{
+                    put("sleep", singleton("(J)V"));
+                    put("yield", singleton("()V"));
+                    put("onSpinWait", singleton("()V"));
+                }});
+            }
+            else if (jdkMajorVersion >= 19 && jdkMajorVersion <= 21) {
+                // for jdk version in the range [19, 21], the native method for Thread.sleep is "sleep0"
                 put("java/lang/Thread", new HashMap<String, Set<String>>() {{
                     put("sleep0", singleton("(J)V"));
                     put("yield0", singleton("()V"));
                     put("onSpinWait", singleton("()V"));
                 }});
-            } catch (ClassNotFoundException __) {
+            }
+            else {
+                // for jdk version >= 22, the native method for Thread.sleep is "sleepNanos0"
                 put("java/lang/Thread", new HashMap<String, Set<String>>() {{
-                    put("sleep", singleton("(J)V"));
-                    put("yield", singleton("()V"));
+                    put("sleepNanos0", singleton("(J)V"));
+                    put("yield0", singleton("()V"));
                     put("onSpinWait", singleton("()V"));
                 }});
             }
diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/reactor/blockhound/InstrumentationUtils.java b/agent/src/main/java/reactor/blockhound/InstrumentationUtils.java
index fe803f1..c88c2b4 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/reactor/blockhound/InstrumentationUtils.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/reactor/blockhound/InstrumentationUtils.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.lang.instrument.Instrumentation;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.jar.JarFile;
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
 import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream;
@@ -72,4 +74,70 @@ public void visit(int version, int access, String name, String signature, String
             super.visit(version, access | Opcodes.ACC_PUBLIC, name, signature, superName, interfaces);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method to detect the current JDK major version.
+     * For security reasons, we don't rely on "java.version" system property, but on Runtime.version() method, which is
+     * available from JDK9 +
+     * And starting from JDK10+, we rely on Runtime.version().feature() method.
+     *
+     * @return the current jdk major version (8, 9, 10, ... 22)
+     */
+    static int getJdkMajorVersion() {
+        Object version = getRuntimeVersion();
+
+        if (version == null) {
+            return 8; // Runtime.version() not available, JDK 8
+        }
+
+        return getRuntimeVersionFeature(version);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Detects the Runtime.version() object, or null if JDK version is < JDK 9
+     *
+     * @return the detected JDK version object or null if not available
+     */
+    private static Object getRuntimeVersion() {
+        Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
+        try {
+            Method versionMethod = runtime.getClass().getMethod("version");
+            return versionMethod.invoke(null);
+        }
+
+        catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+            // Method Runtime.version() not found -> return null, meaning JDK 8
+            return null; // JDK 8
+        }
+
+        catch (IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException e) {
+            // if the Runtime.version() method exists, we should be able to invoke it, consider this is an error state
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not invoke Runtime.version() method", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extracts the major version from the JDK version object.
+     *
+     * @param version the JDK version object
+     * @return the major version (9, 10, ...)
+     */
+    private static int getRuntimeVersionFeature(Object version) {
+        try {
+            Method featureMethod = version.getClass().getMethod("feature");
+            Object feature = featureMethod.invoke(version);
+            return (int) feature;
+        }
+
+        catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+            // Version.feature() method not found -> JDK 9 (because feature method is only available starting from JDK10 +)
+            return 9;
+        }
+
+        catch (IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException e) {
+            // if the Runtime.version().feature() method exists, we should be able to invoke it, consider this is an error state
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not invoke Runtime.version().feature() method", e);
+        }
+    }
+
 }