diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 78696b9..fcb9833 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Java 11
       uses: actions/setup-java@v2
       with:
-        java-version: '11'
+        java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'zulu'  
 
     - name: Cache Maven dependencies
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5f3f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "interactive"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 106eafd..49e413e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <java.version>17</java.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>