diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 31c38ee..48f6c91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # Use these Java versions
         java: [
-          1.8,  # Minimum supported by Minecraft
-          11,   # Current Java LTS
-          15    # Latest version
+          16    # Minimum supported by Minecraft
         ]
         # and run on both Linux and Windows
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, windows-latest]
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: build
         run: ./gradlew build
       - name: capture build artifacts
-        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.java == '11' }} # Only upload artifacts built from LTS java on one OS
+        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.java == '16' }} # Only upload artifacts built from latest java on one OS
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: Artifacts
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a4b5de7..f807b77 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 plugins {
-	id 'fabric-loom' version '0.6-SNAPSHOT'
+	id 'fabric-loom' version '0.8-SNAPSHOT'
 	id 'maven-publish'
 }
 
-sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_16
+targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_16
 
 archivesBaseName = project.archives_base_name
 version = project.mod_version
@@ -46,13 +46,8 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
 	// If Javadoc is generated, this must be specified in that task too.
 	it.options.encoding = "UTF-8"
 
-	// The Minecraft launcher currently installs Java 8 for users, so your mod probably wants to target Java 8 too
-	// JDK 9 introduced a new way of specifying this that will make sure no newer classes or methods are used.
-	// We'll use that if it's available, but otherwise we'll use the older option.
-	def targetVersion = 8
-	if (JavaVersion.current().isJava9Compatible()) {
-		 it.options.release = targetVersion
-	}
+	// Minecraft 1.17 (21w19a) upwards uses Java 16.
+	it.options.release = 16
 }
 
 java {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 40e9e57..cf1ec16 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1G
 
 # Fabric Properties
 	# check these on https://fabricmc.net/use
-	minecraft_version=1.16.5
-	yarn_mappings=1.16.5+build.6
+	minecraft_version=21w19a
+	yarn_mappings=21w19a+build.1
 	loader_version=0.11.3
 
 # Mod Properties
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1G
 
 # Dependencies
 	# currently not on the main fabric site, check on the maven: https://maven.fabricmc.net/net/fabricmc/fabric-api/fabric-api
-	fabric_version=0.32.5+1.16
+	fabric_version=0.34.4+1.17
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 442d913..e5338d3 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.8.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.0.1-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json b/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
index df92d8b..a0bfabb 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@
   ],
 
   "depends": {
-    "fabricloader": ">=0.7.4",
+    "fabricloader": ">=0.11.3",
     "fabric": "*",
-    "minecraft": "1.16.x"
+    "minecraft": "1.17.x",
+    "java": ">=16"
   },
   "suggests": {
     "another-mod": "*"
diff --git a/src/main/resources/modid.mixins.json b/src/main/resources/modid.mixins.json
index 21fe73a..9cf7e06 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/modid.mixins.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/modid.mixins.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "required": true,
   "minVersion": "0.8",
   "package": "net.fabricmc.example.mixin",
-  "compatibilityLevel": "JAVA_8",
+  "compatibilityLevel": "JAVA_16",
   "mixins": [
   ],
   "client": [