diff --git a/bootstrap/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/bootstrap/LoomGradlePluginBootstrap.java b/bootstrap/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/bootstrap/LoomGradlePluginBootstrap.java
index 82bcf8fe..01feb2c0 100644
--- a/bootstrap/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/bootstrap/LoomGradlePluginBootstrap.java
+++ b/bootstrap/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/bootstrap/LoomGradlePluginBootstrap.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion;
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public class LoomGradlePluginBootstrap implements Plugin<PluginAware> {
 	private static final int MIN_SUPPORTED_MAJOR_GRADLE_VERSION = 7;
-	private static final int MIN_SUPPORTED_MAJOR_JAVA_VERSION = 11;
+	private static final int MIN_SUPPORTED_MAJOR_JAVA_VERSION = 16;
 	private static final int MIN_SUPPORTED_MAJOR_IDEA_VERSION = 2021;
 
 	private static final String PLUGIN_CLASS_NAME = "net.fabricmc.loom.LoomGradlePlugin";