diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index e01f345a..e6582ce8 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ subprojects {
 
     java {
         toolchain {
-            languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(21))
+            languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(25))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 9faa9c83..962ed925 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ netty = "4.2.15.Final"
 
 [plugins]
 fill = "io.papermc.fill.gradle:1.0.12"
-shadow = "com.gradleup.shadow:9.3.1"
+shadow = "com.gradleup.shadow:9.5.1"
 spotless = "com.diffplug.spotless:8.2.0"
 
 [libraries]
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 19a6bdeb..a351597e 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.3.0-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.6.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME