diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 8302635..cd8a815 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 java {
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_16
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_16
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 }
 
 tasks.withType<org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile>() {
-        kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "16"
+        kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "17"
 }
 
 application {
diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
index b7de14a..ad9d42d 100755
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-kotlinc app/src/main/kotlin/de/jotoho/waituntil/*.kt -jvm-target 16 -include-runtime -d waituntil.jar
+kotlinc app/src/main/kotlin/de/jotoho/waituntil/*.kt -jvm-target 17 -include-runtime -d waituntil.jar