diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4b64f9e7..dcc641913 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ You might have a multi-version project, where different files are compiled with
 
 ### Experimental Ternaries
 
+_Added in v1.3.0_
+
 Mimicking prettier's [new ternary formatting](https://prettier.io/blog/2023/11/13/curious-ternaries) for the community to try.
 
 Valid options:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 463c5c5df..25de30fc5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
   "name": "prettier-plugin-solidity",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "prettier-plugin-solidity",
-      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@solidity-parser/parser": "^0.16.2",
+        "@solidity-parser/parser": "^0.17.0",
         "semver": "^7.5.4",
         "solidity-comments-extractor": "^0.0.8"
       },
@@ -1347,12 +1347,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@solidity-parser/parser": {
-      "version": "0.16.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@solidity-parser/parser/-/parser-0.16.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PI9NfoA3P8XK2VBkK5oIfRgKDsicwDZfkVq9ZTBCQYGOP1N2owgY2dyLGyU5/J/hQs8KRk55kdmvTLjy3Mu3vg==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "antlr4ts": "^0.5.0-alpha.4"
-      }
+      "version": "0.17.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@solidity-parser/parser/-/parser-0.17.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Nko8R0/kUo391jsEHHxrGM07QFdnPGvlmox4rmH0kNiNAashItAilhy4Mv4pK5gQmW5f4sXAF58fwJbmlkGcVw=="
     },
     "node_modules/@types/babel__core": {
       "version": "7.20.1",
@@ -1828,11 +1825,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/antlr4ts": {
-      "version": "0.5.0-alpha.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/antlr4ts/-/antlr4ts-0.5.0-alpha.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-WPQDt1B74OfPv/IMS2ekXAKkTZIHl88uMetg6q3OTqgFxZ/dxDXI0EWLyZid/1Pe6hTftyg5N7gel5wNAGxXyQ=="
-    },
     "node_modules/anymatch": {
       "version": "3.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/anymatch/-/anymatch-3.1.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7fb7ecb96..eafa3ae38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "prettier-plugin-solidity",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "A Prettier Plugin for automatically formatting your Solidity code.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/index.js",
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     "webpack-cli": "^5.1.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@solidity-parser/parser": "^0.16.2",
+    "@solidity-parser/parser": "^0.17.0",
     "semver": "^7.5.4",
     "solidity-comments-extractor": "^0.0.8"
   },
diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index d17db276a..30088914e 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -14,32 +14,6 @@ const tryHug = (node, operators) => {
   return node;
 };
 
-// The parser wrongly groups nested Conditionals in the falseExpression
-// in the following way:
-//
-// (a ? b : c) ? d : e;
-//
-// By reorganizing the group we have more flexibility when printing:
-//
-// a ? b : (c ? d : e);
-//
-// this is closer to the executed code and prints the same output.
-const rearrangeConditional = (ctx) => {
-  while (ctx.condition.type === 'Conditional') {
-    const falseExpression = {
-      type: 'Conditional',
-      condition: ctx.condition.falseExpression,
-      trueExpression: ctx.trueExpression,
-      falseExpression: ctx.falseExpression
-    };
-    rearrangeConditional(falseExpression);
-
-    ctx.falseExpression = falseExpression;
-    ctx.trueExpression = ctx.condition.trueExpression;
-    ctx.condition = ctx.condition.condition;
-  }
-};
-
 function parse(text, _parsers, options = _parsers) {
   const compiler = coerce(options.compiler);
   const parsed = parser.parse(text, { loc: true, range: true });
@@ -87,7 +61,6 @@ function parse(text, _parsers, options = _parsers) {
       ctx.value = options.singleQuote ? `hex'${value}'` : `hex"${value}"`;
     },
     Conditional(ctx) {
-      rearrangeConditional(ctx);
       // We can remove parentheses only because we are sure that the
       // `condition` must be a single `bool` value.
       while (
@@ -116,34 +89,34 @@ function parse(text, _parsers, options = _parsers) {
           ctx.left = tryHug(ctx.left, ['*', '/', '%']);
           break;
         case '**':
-          // If the compiler has not been given as an option using we leave a**b**c.
+          // If the compiler has not been given as an option using we leave
+          // a**b**c.
           if (!compiler) break;
 
-          if (satisfies(compiler, '<0.8.0')) {
-            // If the compiler is less than 0.8.0 then a**b**c is formatted as
-            // (a**b)**c.
-            ctx.left = tryHug(ctx.left, ['**']);
+          if (satisfies(compiler, '>=0.8.0')) {
+            // If the compiler is greater than or equal to 0.8.0 then a**b**c
+            // is formatted as a**(b**c).
+            ctx.right = tryHug(ctx.right, ['**']);
             break;
           }
           if (
-            ctx.left.type === 'BinaryOperation' &&
-            ctx.left.operator === '**'
+            ctx.right.type === 'BinaryOperation' &&
+            ctx.right.operator === '**'
           ) {
-            // the parser still organizes the a**b**c as (a**b)**c so we need
-            // to restructure it.
-            ctx.right = {
+            // the parser organizes the a**b**c as a**(b**c) so we need to
+            // restructure it.
+            const left = {
+              type: 'BinaryOperation',
+              operator: '**',
+              left: ctx.left,
+              right: ctx.right.left
+            };
+            ctx.left = {
               type: 'TupleExpression',
-              components: [
-                {
-                  type: 'BinaryOperation',
-                  operator: '**',
-                  left: ctx.left.right,
-                  right: ctx.right
-                }
-              ],
+              components: [left],
               isArray: false
             };
-            ctx.left = ctx.left.left;
+            ctx.right = ctx.right.right;
           }
           break;
         case '<<':