diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 836d494cd..3369cc8bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Shallow clones should be disabled for a better relevancy of analysis
-      - name: Set up JDK 8
+      - name: Set up JDK 16
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
         with:
-          java-version: 8
+          java-version: 16
       - name: Cache SonarCloud packages
         uses: actions/cache@v1
         with:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 007592149..716b3cefd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        <java.version>16</java.version>
         <!-- Non-minecraft related dependencies -->
-        <powermock.version>2.0.4</powermock.version>
+        <powermock.version>2.0.9</powermock.version>
         <mongodb.version>3.8.0</mongodb.version>
         <!-- More visible way to change dependency versions -->
         <spigot.version>1.17-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</spigot.version>
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@
             <id>papermc</id>
             <url>https://papermc.io/repo/repository/maven-public/</url>
         </repository>
+        <repository>
+            <id>maven-snapshots</id>
+            <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
+        </repository>
     </repositories>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
+            <version>3.10.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -299,6 +303,12 @@
             <version>3.1.3</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <type>maven-plugin</type>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -340,8 +350,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <release>16</release>
+                    <!-- <source>${java.version}</source> <target>${java.version}</target> -->
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
@@ -393,7 +403,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.1</version>
+                <version>3.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <minimizeJar>true</minimizeJar>
                     <relocations>
@@ -449,7 +459,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.4</version>
+                <version>0.8.7</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <append>true</append>
                     <excludes>