diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 090679cc..adf46711 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,19 +6,13 @@ Jam - Java-based Data Acquisition for Nuclear Physics
 Prerequisites
 -------------
 
-Jam requires the Java Development Kit (JDK) version 11 or later. See
-[Oracle](https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/overview/) or, better yet, install
-[OpenJDK](https://openjdk.java.net/). On Ubuntu 18.04 and later, it is possible to simply
-execute:
+Jam requires the Java Development Kit (JDK) version 17 or later. See
+[Oracle](https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/overview/) or, better
+yet, install [OpenJDK](https://openjdk.java.net/).
 
-    > sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk
-
-In all likelihood, Jam will run on later versions (12 and 13, as of this writing) of Java SE.
-This has not been tested in any way, though.
-
-While it is possible to run Jam with just a Java Runtime Environment (JRE), normal usage of Jam
-means authoring sort routines in Java, and compiling them against Jam as a library (further
-details in the Jam User Guide).
+While it is possible to run Jam with just a Java Runtime Environment (JRE),
+normal usage of Jam means authoring sort routines in Java, and compiling them
+against Jam as a library (further details in the Jam User Guide).
 
 Further User Documentation
 --------------------------
@@ -28,12 +22,13 @@ See the User Guide in the Help menu once the application is launched.
 To Launch Jam
 -------------
 
-**IMPORTANT**: For the command below to work, make sure that the path to Java 11+ is in your
-system path.
+**IMPORTANT**: For the command below to work, make sure that the path to `java`
+is in your system path.
 
-The easiest way to launch Jam is to download the latest `Jam-X.y.z-jar-with-dependencies.jar`
-from the [project releases](https://github.com/dwvisser/jam-daq-code/releases) and launch it as
-follows:
+The easiest way to launch Jam is to download the latest
+`Jam-X.y.z-jar-with-dependencies.jar` from the
+[project releases](https://github.com/dwvisser/jam-daq-code/releases) and launch
+it as follows:
 
     > java -jar Jam-X.y.z-jar-with-dependencies.jar
 
@@ -42,12 +37,14 @@ To Build and Run in Maven
 
 **IMPORTANT**: Make sure you have set the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable.
 
-This assumes you've pulled the Git repository or downloaded the source tarball from GitHub.
+This assumes you've pulled the Git repository or downloaded the source tarball
+from GitHub.
 
     > mvn package
     > mvn exec:java
 
-After making a code change, sometimes it can be useful to execute the clean lifecycle before
+After making a code change, sometimes it can be useful to execute the clean
+lifecycle before
 the package phase:
 
     > mvn clean package
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a8b142e..0cbabfda 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
   <groupId>org.jam-daq</groupId>
   <artifactId>Jam</artifactId>
-  <version>3.1.3</version>
+  <version>4.0.0</version>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
+    <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.inject</groupId>
       <artifactId>guice</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.3</version>
+      <version>6.0.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.help/javahelp -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/jam/sort/DiskDaemon.java b/src/main/java/jam/sort/DiskDaemon.java
index eb447182..5a1a0a9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jam/sort/DiskDaemon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jam/sort/DiskDaemon.java
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ private void writeLoop() throws IOException {
                 }
                 controller.atWriteEnd();
             }
-            yield();
+            Thread.yield();
         }
         // end loop forever
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/jam/sort/SortDaemon.java b/src/main/java/jam/sort/SortDaemon.java
index 99bc0a31..545923ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jam/sort/SortDaemon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jam/sort/SortDaemon.java
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ private void handleStatusOnline() throws SortException {
         if (eventInputStatus == EventInputStatus.END_BUFFER) {
             /* We have reached the end of a buffer. */
             incrementBufferCount();
-            yield();
+            Thread.yield();
         } else if (eventInputStatus == EventInputStatus.END_RUN) {
             incrementBufferCount();
-            yield();
+            Thread.yield();
         } else if (eventInputStatus == EventInputStatus.UNKNOWN_WORD) {
             LOGGER.warning("Unknown word in event stream.");
         } else if (eventInputStatus == EventInputStatus.END_FILE) {
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ private void periodicallyUpdateCounters() {
         final int COUNT_UPDATE = 1000;
         if (getEventCount() % COUNT_UPDATE == 0) {
             updateCounters();
-            yield();
+            Thread.yield();
         }
     }
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ public void sortOnline() throws Exception {// NOPMD
                 eventInputStatus = eventInputStream.readEvent(eventData);
             }
             handleStatusOnline();
-            yield();
+            Thread.yield();
         }// end infinite loop
     }