diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index a65945626..83b1569fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        java: [8, 11, 17, 21, 25]
+        java: [17, 21, 25]
 
     name: Java ${{ matrix.java }}
 
diff --git a/bootstrap/pom.xml b/bootstrap/pom.xml
index e3c50b3b2..6f37a4f44 100644
--- a/bootstrap/pom.xml
+++ b/bootstrap/pom.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
         <skipPublishing>true</skipPublishing>
         <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
         <maven.javadoc.skip>true</maven.javadoc.skip>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.6</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.6</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
         <maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyyMMdd</maven.build.timestamp.format>
     </properties>
 
@@ -81,34 +80,4 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>jdk-9-release</id>
-            <activation>
-                <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
-            </activation>
-            <properties>
-                <maven.compiler.release>6</maven.compiler.release>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>jdk-12-release</id>
-            <activation>
-                <jdk>[12,)</jdk>
-            </activation>
-            <properties>
-                <maven.compiler.release>7</maven.compiler.release>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>jdk-20-release</id>
-            <activation>
-                <jdk>[20,)</jdk>
-            </activation>
-            <properties>
-                <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/bootstrap/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/Bootstrap.java b/bootstrap/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/Bootstrap.java
index 6be22739d..6b36c7ccf 100644
--- a/bootstrap/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/Bootstrap.java
+++ b/bootstrap/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/Bootstrap.java
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ public class Bootstrap
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
     {
-        if ( Float.parseFloat( System.getProperty( "java.class.version" ) ) < 52.0 )
+        if ( Float.parseFloat( System.getProperty( "java.class.version" ) ) < 61.0 )
         {
-            System.err.println( "*** ERROR *** BungeeCord requires Java 8 or above to function! Please download and install it!" );
+            System.err.println( "*** ERROR *** BungeeCord requires Java 17 or above to function! Please download and install it!" );
             System.out.println( "You can check your Java version with the command: java -version" );
             return;
         }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ccfcbd7a0..4ea91ea80 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@
     <properties>
         <build.number>unknown</build.number>
         <lombok.version>1.18.44</lombok.version>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
 
@@ -151,6 +150,15 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.15.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <annotationProcessorPath>
+                            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+                            <version>${lombok.version}</version>
+                        </annotationProcessorPath>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -177,26 +185,6 @@
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.27</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <phase>process-classes</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <signature>
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>java18</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.0</version>
-                    </signature>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -226,62 +214,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>jdk-9-release</id>
-            <activation>
-                <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
-            </activation>
-            <properties>
-                <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>jdk-9-javadoc</id>
-            <activation>
-                <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <pluginManagement>
-                    <plugins>
-                        <plugin>
-                            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <configuration>
-                                <additionalOptions>-html5</additionalOptions>
-                            </configuration>
-                        </plugin>
-                    </plugins>
-                </pluginManagement>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>jdk-15-javadoc</id>
-            <activation>
-                <jdk>[15,)</jdk>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <pluginManagement>
-                    <plugins>
-                        <plugin>
-                            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <configuration>
-                                <doclint>none</doclint>
-                            </configuration>
-                        </plugin>
-                    </plugins>
-                </pluginManagement>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>jdk-21-proc</id>
-            <activation>
-                <jdk>[21,)</jdk>
-            </activation>
-            <properties>
-                <maven.compiler.proc>full</maven.compiler.proc>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>dist</id>
             <build>
@@ -334,6 +266,10 @@
                                 <goals>
                                     <goal>jar</goal>
                                 </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <attach>false</attach>
+                                    <doclint>-missing</doclint>
+                                </configuration>
                             </execution>
                             <!-- Then execute it again to generate properly with delombok -->
                             <execution>