diff --git a/.jitpack/ensure-java-16 b/.jitpack/ensure-java-16
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bb37cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jitpack/ensure-java-16
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+JV=$(java -version 2>&1 >/dev/null | head -1)
+echo "$JV" | sed -E 's/^.*version "([^".]*)\.[^"]*".*$/\1/'
+
+if [ "$JV" != 16 ]; then
+	case "$1" in
+	install)
+		echo "installing sdkman..."
+		curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
+		source ~/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh
+		sdk install java 16.0.1-open
+		;;
+	use)
+		echo "must source ~/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
+		exit 1
+		;;
+	esac
+fi
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diff --git a/jitpack.yml b/jitpack.yml
index 8bb4a87..b3771db 100644
--- a/jitpack.yml
+++ b/jitpack.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,12 @@
+# This file ensures jitpack builds HuskSync correctly by setting the JDK to 16
 jdk:
-  - openjdk16
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+  - 'openjdk16'
+before_install:
+  - 'git clone https://github.com/WiIIiam278/HSLDataConverter.git --recurse-submodules'
+  - 'chmod +x gradlew'
+  - 'chmod +x ./.jitpack/ensure-java-16'
+  - 'bash ./.jitpack/ensure-java-16 install'
+install:
+  - 'if ! ./.jitpack/ensure-java-16 use; then source ~/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh; fi'
+  - 'java -version'
+  - './gradlew clean publishToMavenLocal'
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