diff --git a/gradle/plugin/build.gradle b/gradle/plugin/build.gradle
index f36fbb17ba..0b04be0ced 100644
--- a/gradle/plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/gradle/plugin/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ group = 'org.hibernate.tool'
 
 java {
     toolchain {
-        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(11)
+        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(17)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a480d96c40..dde2d719fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
         <module>orm</module>
         <module>jbt</module>
         <module>maven</module>
+        <module>gradle</module>
         <module>ant</module>
         <module>test</module>
         <module>utils</module>