diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index c689396..29bc4ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ jobs:
           export REVISION=${{ github.run_number }}
 
           echo "REVISION=$REVISION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Set up JDK 16
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
         with:
-          java-version: 16
+          java-version: 17
           server-id: mchv-release-distribution
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4adcaf4..0cc1b21 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ![Maven Package](https://github.com/Cavallium/CavalliumDBEngine/workflows/Maven%20Package/badge.svg)
 
-[Reactive](https://www.reactive-streams.org/) database engine written in Java using [Project Reactor](https://github.com/reactor/reactor-core).
+[Reactive](https://www.reactive-streams.org/) database engine written in Java (17+) using [Project Reactor](https://github.com/reactor/reactor-core).
 
 This library provides a basic reactive abstraction and implementation of a **key-value store** and a **search engine**.