The 1.17 branch was a based off of the 1.18 branch and used a Java version newer than 16, which was causing launch issues for users playing on 1.17. The required Java version has been changed to 16, with no additional adjustments to the code; users should now be able to use this mod without any issue!
Developer information
Projects on Modrinth are automatically available through a Maven repository for use with JVM build tools such as Gradle.
maven { name = "Modrinth"; url = "https://api.modrinth.com/maven" }