diff --git a/worldedit-forge/src/main/resources/worldedit-forge.mixins.json b/worldedit-forge/src/main/resources/worldedit-forge.mixins.json
index df82b79ca..e16bdc7d5 100644
--- a/worldedit-forge/src/main/resources/worldedit-forge.mixins.json
+++ b/worldedit-forge/src/main/resources/worldedit-forge.mixins.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "required": true,
     "package": "com.sk89q.worldedit.forge.mixin",
-    "compatibilityLevel": "JAVA_8",
+    "compatibilityLevel": "JAVA_17",
     "mixins": [
         "MixinLevelChunkSetBlockHook"
     ],