diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9293c3c7..edd56682 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Disabling shallow clone is recommended for improving relevancy of reporting
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.11
+      - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          java-version: '11'
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
           cache: maven
       - name: Build with Maven
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+          cache: maven
       - env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Needed to get PR information, if any
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
@@ -57,10 +63,10 @@ jobs:
     needs: build-dmn-check
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.11
+      - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          java-version: '11'
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
           cache: maven
       - name: Build with Gradle
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 49d1454b..5c0c25d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: Set up JDK
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        java-version: '17'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/javadoc-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/javadoc-publish.yml
index 7a65fa52..2128fffe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/javadoc-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/javadoc-publish.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           javadoc-branch: javadoc
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           target-folder: javadoc 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jib-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/jib-publish.yml
index eedcfc33..5085892d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jib-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jib-publish.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: MathieuSoysal/jib-container-publish.yml@main
         with:
           PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           module: cli
           main-class: de.redsix.dmncheck.cli.Main
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index de0c3412..9322d82e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Maven Central Repository
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          java-version: '11'
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
           cache: maven
           server-id: ossrh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          java-version: '11'
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
           cache: maven
       - name: Publish package
diff --git a/.lgtm.yml b/.lgtm.yml
index 9d6d25f4..d50bdd21 100644
--- a/.lgtm.yml
+++ b/.lgtm.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 extraction:
   java:
     index:
-      java_version: "11"
+      java_version: "17"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37209ba4..da088dc3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ to skim the specification.
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-This plugin requires Java 11 or later and Apache Maven 3 or later. Some analyses are tailored towards the Camunda DMN implementation and
+This plugin requires Java 17 or later and Apache Maven 3 or later. Some analyses are tailored towards the Camunda DMN implementation and
 might not work for different DMN implementations.
 
 ### Usage
diff --git a/gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index e7766245..63494410 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ group 'de.redsix'
 description 'Gradle Plugin for the DMN analysis tool dmn-check'
 version '1.4.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
-sourceCompatibility = 1.11
-targetCompatibility = 1.11
+sourceCompatibility = 1.17
+targetCompatibility = 1.17
 
 repositories {
     mavenLocal()
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4ae395b2..26600c32 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     </distributionManagement>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <java.version>17</java.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-01-01T00:00:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
@@ -257,6 +257,14 @@
 
                                     <compilerArgs>
                                         <arg>-J--add-opens=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
+                                        <arg>-J--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
+                                        <arg>-J--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
+                                        <arg>-J--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
+                                        <arg>-J--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
+                                        <arg>-J--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.model=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
+                                        <arg>-J--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.processing=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
+                                        <arg>-J--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
+                                        <arg>-J--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
                                         <arg>-Astubs=checkerframework/stubs</arg>
                                         <arg>-AstubWarnIfNotFound</arg>
                                     </compilerArgs>