diff --git a/.scripts/ensure-java-16 b/.scripts/ensure-java-16
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bb37ccc..00000000
--- a/.scripts/ensure-java-16
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/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/README.md b/README.md
index 669fc7c3..7d62445b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 **Ready?** [It's syncing time!](https://william278.net/docs/husksync/setup)
 
 ## Setup
-Requires a MySQL (v8.0+) database, a Redis (v5.0+) server and any number of Spigot-based 1.16.5+ Minecraft servers, running Java 16+.
+Requires a MySQL (v8.0+) database, a Redis (v5.0+) server and any number of Spigot-based 1.17.1+ Minecraft servers, running Java 17+.
 
 1. Place the plugin jar file in the /plugins/ directory of each Spigot server. You do not need to install HuskSync as a proxy plugin.
 2. Start, then stop every server to let HuskSync generate the config file.
diff --git a/bukkit/build.gradle b/bukkit/build.gradle
index d8ed7409..e6241d59 100644
--- a/bukkit/build.gradle
+++ b/bukkit/build.gradle
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'space.arim.morepaperlib:morepaperlib:0.4.3'
     implementation 'de.tr7zw:item-nbt-api:2.12.2'
 
-    compileOnly 'org.spigotmc:spigot-api:1.16.5-R0.1-SNAPSHOT'
+    compileOnly 'org.spigotmc:spigot-api:1.17.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT'
     compileOnly 'commons-io:commons-io:2.15.1'
     compileOnly 'org.json:json:20231013'
     compileOnly 'de.themoep:minedown-adventure:1.7.2-SNAPSHOT'
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 07051d89..15a88708 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: 'HuskSync'
 version: '${version}'
 main: 'net.william278.husksync.BukkitHuskSync'
-api-version: 1.16
+api-version: 1.17
 author: 'William278'
 description: '${description}'
 website: 'https://william278.net'
diff --git a/docs/Setup.md b/docs/Setup.md
index 3763996a..a33ef866 100644
--- a/docs/Setup.md
+++ b/docs/Setup.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This will walk you through installing HuskSync on your network of Spigot servers
 
 * A MySQL Database (v8.0+)
 * A Redis Database (v5.0+) — see [[FAQs]] for more details.
-* Any number of Spigot servers, connected by a BungeeCord or Velocity-based proxy (Minecraft v1.16.5+, running Java 16+)
+* Any number of Spigot servers, connected by a BungeeCord or Velocity-based proxy (Minecraft v1.17.1+, running Java 17+)
 
 ## Setup Instructions
 ### 1. Install the jar
diff --git a/docs/Unsupported-Versions.md b/docs/Unsupported-Versions.md
index 7dad2dc0..db4c3ecc 100644
--- a/docs/Unsupported-Versions.md
+++ b/docs/Unsupported-Versions.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ This plugin does not support the following software-Minecraft version combinatio
 |--------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 | 1.19.4             | Only: `Purpur, Pufferfish`†        | Older Paper builds also not supported. |
 | 1.19.3             | Only: `Paper, Purpur, Pufferfish`† | Upgrade to 1.19.4 or use Spigot        |
-| below 1.16.5       | _All_                                     | Upgrade to 1.16.5                      |
+| 1.16.5             | _All_                                     | Please use v3.3.1 or lower             |
+| below 1.16.5       | _All_                                     | Upgrade Minecraft 1.16.5               |
 
 †Further downstream forks of this server software are also affected.
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diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5db38796..2e829de1 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs='-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8'
 
 org.gradle.daemon=true
-javaVersion=16
+javaVersion=17
 
 plugin_version=3.2.2
 plugin_archive=husksync
 plugin_description=A modern, cross-server player data synchronization system
 
 jedis_version=5.1.0
-mysql_driver_version=8.2.0
+mysql_driver_version=8.3.0
 mariadb_driver_version=3.3.2
 snappy_version=1.1.10.5
diff --git a/jitpack.yml b/jitpack.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cabe06f..00000000
--- a/jitpack.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# This file ensures jitpack builds HuskSync correctly by setting the JDK to 16
-jdk:
-  - 'openjdk16'
-before_install:
-  - 'git clone https://github.com/WiIIiam278/HuskSync.git --recurse-submodules'
-  - 'chmod +x gradlew'
-  - 'chmod +x ./.scripts/ensure-java-16'
-  - 'bash ./.scripts/ensure-java-16 install'
-install:
-  - 'if ! ./.scripts/ensure-java-16 use; then source ~/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh; fi'
-  - 'java -version'
-  - './gradlew publishToMavenLocal'
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