diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-sample.yml b/.github/workflows/android-sample.yml
index 3b12b5744..987512278 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-sample.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-sample.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
       - name: Compute build cache
         run: ./scripts/checksum-android.sh checksum-android.txt
       - uses: actions/cache@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml
index ce9f9794a..c9bb90351 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: set up JDK
       uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
-        java-version: 11
+        java-version: 17
     - name: Write GPG Sec Ring
       run: echo '${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_CONTENTS }}' | base64 -d > /tmp/secring.gpg
     - name: Update gradle.properties
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 9b93fa895..157db801a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ NDK_VERSION=25.1.8937393
 # Gradle internals
 org.gradle.internal.repository.max.retries=10
 org.gradle.internal.repository.initial.backoff=1250
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Xms512m -XX:MaxPermSize=1024m -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled
+# The --add-opens is required for Litho's annotation processor on JDK 17
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Xms512m --add-opens=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code=ALL-UNNAMED
 systemProp.org.gradle.internal.http.connectionTimeout=120000
 systemProp.org.gradle.internal.http.socketTimeout=120000
 android.useAndroidX=true