diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e26a4a0..56f22a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
-        java-version: 8
+        java-version: 17
 
     - name: Cache maven packages to speed up build
       uses: actions/cache@v1
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5647926..38679b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,17 +5,18 @@
     <version>master</version>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.destroystokyo.paper</groupId>
+            <groupId>io.papermc.paper</groupId>
             <artifactId>paper-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.18.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/ControlPlayer.java b/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/ControlPlayer.java
index 3022ac2..2b8d5f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/ControlPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/ControlPlayer.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitRunnable;
 import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Scoreboard;
 import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Team;
 
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+
 import pw.kaboom.icontrolu.utilities.PlayerList;
 
 class Tick extends BukkitRunnable {
@@ -228,12 +230,12 @@ class ControlPlayer implements Listener {
                         }
 
                         controller.removePotionEffect(PotionEffectType.INVISIBILITY);
-                        controller.sendMessage("You are now visible");
+                        controller.sendMessage(Component.text("You are now visible"));
                     }
                 }.runTaskLater(JavaPlugin.getPlugin(Main.class), tickDelay);
 
-                otherPlayer.sendMessage("The player you were controlling has disconnected. "
-                                        + "You are invisible for 10 seconds.");
+                otherPlayer.sendMessage(Component.text("The player you were controlling has "
+                                        + "disconnected. You are invisible for 10 seconds."));
 
             } else if (PlayerList.getTarget(player.getUniqueId()) != null
                     && PlayerList.getTarget(player.getUniqueId()).equals(otherPlayer)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/Main.java b/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/Main.java
index 6a707e8..041ad2b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/Main.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffectType;
 import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Scoreboard;
 import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Team;
 
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+
 import pw.kaboom.icontrolu.commands.CommandIcu;
 import pw.kaboom.icontrolu.utilities.PlayerList;
 
@@ -45,8 +47,11 @@ public final class Main extends JavaPlugin {
                 }
 
                 controller.removePotionEffect(PotionEffectType.INVISIBILITY);
-                controller.sendMessage("You are no longer controlling \"" + target.getName()
-                                       + "\" due to server reload");
+                controller.sendMessage(
+                    Component.text("You are no longer controlling \"")
+                        .append(Component.text(target.getName()))
+                        .append(Component.text("\" due to server reload"))
+                );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/commands/CommandIcu.java b/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/commands/CommandIcu.java
index 3262f92..f34788e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/commands/CommandIcu.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pw/kaboom/icontrolu/commands/CommandIcu.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package pw.kaboom.icontrolu.commands;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
-import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.command.Command;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
@@ -15,13 +14,17 @@ import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitRunnable;
 import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Scoreboard;
 import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Team;
 
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
+
 import pw.kaboom.icontrolu.Main;
 import pw.kaboom.icontrolu.utilities.PlayerList;
 
 public final class CommandIcu implements CommandExecutor {
     private void controlCommand(final Player controller, final String label, final String[] args) {
         if (args.length == 1) {
-            controller.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "Usage: /" + label + " control <player>");
+            controller.sendMessage(Component
+                .text("Usage: /" + label + " control <player>", NamedTextColor.RED));
         } else {
             Player target = Bukkit.getPlayer(args[1]);
 
@@ -31,18 +34,27 @@ public final class CommandIcu implements CommandExecutor {
 
             if (target != null) {
                 if (target == controller) {
-                    controller.sendMessage("You are already controlling yourself");
+                    controller.sendMessage(Component.text("You are already controlling yourself"));
                 } else if (PlayerList.getTarget(controller.getUniqueId()) != null) {
-                    controller.sendMessage("You are already controlling \""
-                                           + target.getName() + "\"");
+                    controller.sendMessage(
+                        Component.text("You are already controlling \"")
+                            .append(Component.text(target.getName()))
+                            .append(Component.text("\""))
+                        );
                 } else if (PlayerList.getController(target.getUniqueId()) != null) {
-                    controller.sendMessage("Player \"" + target.getName()
-                                           + "\" is already being controlled");
+                    controller.sendMessage(
+                        Component.text("Player \"")
+                            .append(Component.text(target.getName()))
+                            .append(Component.text("\" is already being controlled"))
+                    );
                 } else if (PlayerList.getTarget(target.getUniqueId()) != null) {
-                    controller.sendMessage("Player \"" + target.getName()
-                                           + "\" is already controlling another player");
+                    controller.sendMessage(
+                        Component.text("Player \"")
+                            .append(Component.text(target.getName()))
+                            .append(Component.text("\" is already controlling another player"))
+                    );
                 } else if (!controller.canSee(target)) {
-                    controller.sendMessage("You may not control this player");
+                    controller.sendMessage(Component.text("You may not control this player"));
                 } else {
                     controller.teleportAsync(target.getLocation());
 
@@ -51,10 +63,18 @@ public final class CommandIcu implements CommandExecutor {
                     PlayerList.setTarget(controller.getUniqueId(), target);
                     PlayerList.setController(target.getUniqueId(), controller);
 
-                    controller.sendMessage("You are now controlling \"" + target.getName() + "\"");
+                    controller.sendMessage(
+                        Component.text("You are now controlling \"")
+                            .append(Component.text(target.getName()))
+                            .append(Component.text("\""))
+                    );
                 }
             } else {
-                controller.sendMessage("Player \"" + args[1] + "\" not found");
+                controller.sendMessage(
+                    Component.text("Player \"")
+                        .append(Component.text(args[1]))
+                        .append(Component.text("\" not found"))
+                );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -82,16 +102,21 @@ public final class CommandIcu implements CommandExecutor {
                     }
 
                     controller.removePotionEffect(PotionEffectType.INVISIBILITY);
-                    controller.sendMessage("You are now visible");
+                    controller.sendMessage(Component.text("You are now visible"));
                 }
             }.runTaskLater(JavaPlugin.getPlugin(Main.class), tickDelay);
 
             final int seconds = tickDelay / 20;
 
-            controller.sendMessage("You are no longer controlling \"" + target.getName()
-                                   + "\". You are invisible for " + seconds + " seconds.");
+            controller.sendMessage(
+                Component.text("You are no longer controlling \"")
+                    .append(Component.text(target.getName()))
+                    .append(Component.text("\". You are invisible for "))
+                    .append(Component.text(seconds))
+                    .append(Component.text(" seconds."))
+            );
         } else {
-            controller.sendMessage("You are not controlling anyone at the moment");
+            controller.sendMessage(Component.text("You are not controlling anyone at the moment"));
         }
     }
 
@@ -99,14 +124,15 @@ public final class CommandIcu implements CommandExecutor {
     public boolean onCommand(final CommandSender sender, final Command command, final String label,
                              final String[] args) {
         if (sender instanceof ConsoleCommandSender) {
-            sender.sendMessage("Command has to be run by a player");
+            sender.sendMessage(Component.text("Command has to be run by a player"));
             return true;
         }
 
         final Player controller = (Player) sender;
 
         if (args.length == 0) {
-            controller.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "Usage: /" + label + " <control|stop>");
+            controller.sendMessage(Component
+                .text("Usage: /" + label + " <control|stop>", NamedTextColor.RED));
         } else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("control")) {
             controlCommand(controller, label, args);
         } else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("stop")) {