diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 73b74306c9..ce3b88f770 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ which can be obtained in (most) package managers such as `apt` (Debian / Ubuntu;
 you will most likely use this for WSL), `homebrew` (macOS / Linux), and more:
 
 - `git` (package `git` everywhere);
-- A Java 16 or later JDK (packages vary, use Google/DuckDuckGo/etc.).
+- A Java 17 or later JDK (packages vary, use Google/DuckDuckGo/etc.).
   - [Adoptium](https://adoptium.net/) has builds for most operating systems.
-  - Paper requires JDK 16 to build, however makes use of Gradle's
+  - Paper requires JDK 17 to build, however makes use of Gradle's
     [Toolchains](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/toolchains.html)
     feature to allow building with only JRE 8 or later installed. (Gradle will
-    automatically provision JDK 16 for compilation if it cannot find an existing
+    automatically provision JDK 17 for compilation if it cannot find an existing
     install).
 
 If you're on Windows, check
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ If you're compiling with Docker, you can use Adoptium's
 [`eclipse-temurin`](https://hub.docker.com/_/eclipse-temurin/) images like so:
 
 ```console
-# docker run -it -v "$(pwd)":/data --rm eclipse-temurin:16.0.2_7-jdk bash
+# docker run -it -v "$(pwd)":/data --rm eclipse-temurin:17.0.1_12-jdk bash
 Pulling image...
 
 root@abcdefg1234:/# javac -version
-javac 16.0.2
+javac 17.0.1
 ```
 
 ## Understanding Patches
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8b2c534d4..57e63dba11 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Download Paper from our [downloads page](https://papermc.io/downloads).
 Run the Paperclip jar directly from your server. Just like old times
 
   * Documentation on using Paper: [paper.readthedocs.io](https://paper.readthedocs.io/)
-  * For a sneak peak on upcoming features, [see here](https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper/projects)
+  * For a sneak peek on upcoming features, [see here](https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper/projects)
 
 How To (Plugin Developers)
 ------
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ How To (Plugin Developers)
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.papermc.paper</groupId>
     <artifactId>paper-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.17.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <scope>provided</scope>
 </dependency>
  ```
@@ -54,19 +54,19 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.17.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
+    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.18-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
 }
 
 java {
-    toolchain.languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(16))
+    toolchain.languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(17))
 }
 ```
 
 How To (Compiling Jar From Source)
 ------
-To compile Paper, you need JDK 16 and an internet connection.
+To compile Paper, you need JDK 17 and an internet connection.
 
-Clone this repo, run `./gradlew applyPatches`, then `./gradlew reobfJar` from your terminal. You can find the compiled jar in the `Paper-Server/build/libs` directory.
+Clone this repo, run `./gradlew applyPatches`, then `./gradlew createReobfBundlerJar` from your terminal. You can find the compiled jar in the `Paper-Server/build/libs` directory.
 
 To get a full list of tasks, run `./gradlew tasks`.