diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index aef68c3..16bb11f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ allprojects {
         }
     }
 
+    java.sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    java.targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+
     compileJava.options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
     compileJava.dependsOn clean
 
@@ -91,7 +94,6 @@ jar {
 group = 'com.willfp'
 archivesBaseName = project.name
 version = findProperty("version")
-java.sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 
 compileJava.options.encoding = 'UTF-8'