chore: upgrade supported language versions (#139)

Author: childish-sambino

.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [8, 11]
+        java: [ 8, 11, 17 ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Sonatype Maven
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
-          java-version: 8
+          java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
           server-id: ossrh
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME

README.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ All updates to this project are documented in our [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md).
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- Java 8 or 11
+- Java 8, 11, or 17
 
 ## Install via Maven w/ Gradle