diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt
index 0bb613513..1b9526248 100644
--- a/Changelog.txt
+++ b/Changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 2.1.207
+    Temporarily rolling required Java version back to 16 until 1.18 is stable and everyone can migrate to it safely
+
 Version 2.1.206
     Fixed a memory leak involving Herbalism under specific circumstances
     Fixed a memory leak involving Rupture under specific circumstances
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9312237e1..92fd1226b 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
-        <java.version>17</java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.source>16</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>16</maven.compiler.target>
+        <java.version>16</java.version>
     </properties>
 
     <issueManagement>