diff --git a/config-specs/properties.json b/config-specs/properties.json
index edf2d391..2d65e77a 100644
--- a/config-specs/properties.json
+++ b/config-specs/properties.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "DOCS_JAVA": "21",
   "PAPER_JAVA_MIN": "21",
-  "VELOCITY_JAVA_MIN": "17"
+  "VELOCITY_JAVA_MIN": "21"
 }