diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f879ac7..fd35e50 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
     <name>LabAide</name>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>14</java.version>
+        <java.version>17</java.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <maven.compiler.source>14</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>14</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
     <build>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.4</version>
+                <version>3.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <relocations>
                         <relocation>