Gradle and Github changes for JRE 17 Min

[rjhancock]

These are the minimal changes needed for Java 17 as the minimal version.

[Sleet01]

Looks good. I assume this will wait until 0.49.20 is released?

[SJuliez]

I'd like to note that by the time we merge this, the dependencies updates may become downgrades.

[rjhancock]

By the time we merge this, I'll do a cursory check to ensure they're updated. :)

Here's hoping it is sooner rather than later.

[codecov]

Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 29.31%. Comparing base (1a62656) to head (2f8688a).
Report is 45 commits behind head on master.

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[rjhancock]

Actions are passing. Ready for merge.

[HammerGS]

Given the approvals and moving up the 0.50.0 release merging these.