diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 291a91a..c82ba7b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ jar.doFirst {
 
 jar.manifest {
 	attributes (
-		'Bundle-Description': "${project.description}",
-		'Bundle-DocURL': "https://${project.git_url}",
-		'Bundle-License': "https://${project.git_url}/blob/v${version}/LICENSE",
-		'Bundle-ManifestVersion': "${osgi_manifest_ver}",
-		'Bundle-SymbolicName': "${project.group}.${project.name}",
-		'Bundle-Vendor': "${project.org}",
-		'Bundle-Version': "${project.version}",
-	    'Export-Package': "matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.demo;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.extensions;uses:=matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.internal;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.link;uses:=matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\"",
-		'Main-Class': 'matlabcontrol.demo.DemoMain',
-		'Require-Capability': 'osgi.ee;filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version=1.7))"'
-	)
+			'Bundle-Description': "${project.description}",
+			'Bundle-DocURL': "https://${project.git_url}",
+			'Bundle-License': "https://${project.git_url}/blob/v${version}/LICENSE",
+			'Bundle-ManifestVersion': "${osgi_manifest_ver}",
+			'Bundle-SymbolicName': "${project.group}.${project.name}",
+			'Bundle-Vendor': "${project.org}",
+			'Bundle-Version': "${project.version}",
+			'Export-Package': "matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.demo;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.extensions;uses:=matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.internal;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.link;uses:=matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\"",
+			'Main-Class': 'matlabcontrol.demo.DemoMain',
+			'Require-Capability': 'osgi.ee;filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version=1.7))"'
+			)
 }
 
 ////////////
@@ -114,13 +114,12 @@ task unzipJRE6(dependsOn: verifyJRE6, type: Copy) {
 	into JDK6_DIR
 }
 
-// Best bet is to stay at 1.6
-sourceCompatibility = 1.6
-targetCompatibility = 1.6
-def sep = System.getProperty('path.separator')
-def bootClasspathStr = project.files("${JRE6_HOME}/lib/rt.jar${sep}${JRE6_HOME}/lib/jsse.jar")
+// Best bet is to stay at 1.6, but Java 11+ requires 1.8 minimum
+sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+targetCompatibility = 1.8
+def bootClasspathFiles = project.files("${JRE6_HOME}/lib/rt.jar", "${JRE6_HOME}/lib/jsse.jar")
 project.tasks.withType(AbstractCompile, { AbstractCompile ac ->
-	ac.options.bootstrapClasspath = bootClasspathStr // options is always there but not defined on AbstractCompile so going to hit it anyway
+	ac.options.bootstrapClasspath = bootClasspathFiles // options is always there but not defined on AbstractCompile so going to hit it anyway
 	ac.dependsOn(unzipJRE6)
 })
 
@@ -140,17 +139,17 @@ task sourcesJar(type: Jar) {
 	exclude(JMI_STUB)
 	manifest {
 		attributes (
-		'Bundle-Description': "${project.description}",
-		'Bundle-DocURL': "https://${project.git_url}",
-		'Bundle-License': "https://${project.git_url}/blob/v${version}/LICENSE",
-		'Bundle-ManifestVersion': "${osgi_manifest_ver}",
-		'Bundle-SymbolicName': "${project.group}.${project.name}",
-		'Bundle-Vendor': "${project.org}",
-		'Bundle-Version': "${project.version}",
-	    'Export-Package': "matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.demo;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.extensions;uses:=matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.internal;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.link;uses:=matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\"",
-		'Main-Class': 'matlabcontrol.demo.DemoMain',
-		'Require-Capability': 'osgi.ee;filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version=1.7))"'
-		)
+				'Bundle-Description': "${project.description}",
+				'Bundle-DocURL': "https://${project.git_url}",
+				'Bundle-License': "https://${project.git_url}/blob/v${version}/LICENSE",
+				'Bundle-ManifestVersion': "${osgi_manifest_ver}",
+				'Bundle-SymbolicName': "${project.group}.${project.name}",
+				'Bundle-Vendor': "${project.org}",
+				'Bundle-Version': "${project.version}",
+				'Export-Package': "matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.demo;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.extensions;uses:=matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.internal;version=\"${project.version}\",matlabcontrol.link;uses:=matlabcontrol;version=\"${project.version}\"",
+				'Main-Class': 'matlabcontrol.demo.DemoMain',
+				'Require-Capability': 'osgi.ee;filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version=1.7))"'
+				)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ task javadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: javadoc) {
 }
 
 artifacts {
-    archives sourcesJar
+	archives sourcesJar
 }
 
 // it all needs to get published and formatted
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 5083229..5c40527 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-7.6.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 393bc90..64120f0 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -6,21 +6,21 @@ pluginManagement {
 }
 plugins {
 	// https://github.com/diffplug/blowdryer/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
-	id 'com.diffplug.blowdryerSetup' version '1.7.0'
+	id 'com.diffplug.blowdryerSetup' version '1.7.1'
 	// https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/main/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
-	id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.19.0' apply false
+	id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '7.0.3' apply false
 	// https://github.com/diffplug/spotless-changelog/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
-	id 'com.diffplug.spotless-changelog' version '3.0.2' apply false
+	id 'com.diffplug.spotless-changelog' version '3.1.2' apply false
 	// https://plugins.gradle.org/plugin/com.gradle.plugin-publish
-	id 'com.gradle.plugin-publish' version '1.2.0' apply false
+	id 'com.gradle.plugin-publish' version '1.3.1' apply false
 	// https://github.com/equodev/equo-ide/blob/main/plugin-gradle/CHANGELOG.md
-	id 'dev.equo.ide' version '1.3.0' apply false
+	id 'dev.equo.ide' version '1.7.8' apply false
 	// https://github.com/gradle-nexus/publish-plugin/releases
-	id 'io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin' version '1.3.0' apply false
+	id 'io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin' version '2.0.0' apply false
 }
 
 blowdryerSetup {
-	github 'diffplug/blowdryer-diffplug', 'tag', '7.1.0'
+	github 'diffplug/blowdryer-diffplug', 'tag', '9.0.0'
 	//devLocal '../blowdryer-diffplug'
 	setPluginsBlockTo {
 		it.file 'plugin.versions'