diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9f4cf5a..d753e7d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ defaults_gradle: &defaults_gradle
         path: build/reports/
 
 jobs:
-  build_gradle_jdk16:
+  build_gradle_jdk17:
     <<: *defaults
 
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/openjdk:16.0
+      - image: cimg/openjdk:17.0
 
     <<: *defaults_gradle
 
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ workflows:
   gradle:
     jobs:
       - build_gradle_jdk8
-      - build_gradle_jdk16
+      - build_gradle_jdk17
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 71b9695..4a473de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java-version: [ 1.8, 11, 16 ]
+        java-version: [ 1.8, 11, 17 ]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index f8d64fa..6a7d8d0 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent
 
 plugins {
     id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.39.0"
-    id("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt") version "1.18.0"
+    id("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt") version "1.18.1"
     id("jacoco")
     id("java")
     id("java-library")
     id("maven-publish")
-    id("org.jetbrains.dokka") version "1.5.0"
+    id("org.jetbrains.dokka") version "1.5.30"
     id("org.sonarqube") version "3.3"
     id("signing")
-    kotlin("jvm") version "1.5.30"
+    kotlin("jvm") version "1.5.31"
 }
 
 description = "Estimated Reading Time for Blog Posts, Articles, etc."
diff --git a/examples/build.gradle.kts b/examples/build.gradle.kts
index 2f2c7d9..a62e7ce 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 plugins {
     id("application")
     id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.39.0"
-    kotlin("jvm") version "1.5.30"
+    kotlin("jvm") version "1.5.31"
 }
 
 // ./gradlew run
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("net.thauvin.erik:readingtime:0.9.1-SNAPSHOT")
 }
 
+java {
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+}
+
 application {
     mainClass.set("com.example.ReadingTimeExampleKt")
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 49f3319..91b83b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
         <artifactId>kotlin-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.20</version>
+        <version>1.5.31</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
       <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib-jdk8</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.20</version>
+      <version>1.5.31</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jsoup</groupId>
       <artifactId>jsoup</artifactId>
-      <version>1.14.1</version>
+      <version>1.14.2</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>