diff --git a/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml
index c15d51f9cfcf6..1160a0d1ec363 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml
@@ -465,6 +465,12 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     needs: ['preconditions', 'build-and-license-check']
     if: ${{ needs.preconditions.outputs.docs_only != 'true'}}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        platform:
+          - linux/amd64
+          - linux/arm64
     env:
       GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
       CI_JDK_MAJOR_VERSION: ${{ needs.preconditions.outputs.jdk_major_version }}
@@ -509,14 +515,21 @@ jobs:
           cd $HOME
           $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build/pulsar_ci_tool.sh restore_tar_from_github_actions_artifacts pulsar-maven-repository-binaries
 
-      - name: Build java-test-image docker image
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        with:
+          platforms: arm64
+
+      - name: Build java-test-image docker image - ${{ matrix.platform }}
         run: |
           # build docker image
           DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled mvn -B -am -pl docker/pulsar,tests/docker-images/java-test-image install -Pcore-modules,-main,integrationTests,docker \
+          -Ddocker.platforms=${{ matrix.platform }} \
           -Dmaven.test.skip=true -DskipSourceReleaseAssembly=true \
           -Dspotbugs.skip=true  -Dlicense.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Drat.skip=true
 
       - name: save docker image apachepulsar/java-test-image:latest to Github artifact cache
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'linux/amd64' }}
         run: |
           $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build/pulsar_ci_tool.sh docker_save_image_to_github_actions_artifacts apachepulsar/java-test-image:latest pulsar-java-test-image