diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a0103e8..80a8bf4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@
 
 java {
     toolchain {
-        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(17)
+        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(21)
     }
 }
 
 compileJava {
     options.compilerArgs << '-Xlint:unchecked'
     options.compilerArgs << '-Xlint:rawtypes'
-    options.release = 17
+    options.release = 21
 }
 
 compileTestJava {
     options.compilerArgs << '-Xlint:unchecked'
     options.compilerArgs << '-Xlint:rawtypes'
-    options.release = 17
+    options.release = 21
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/src/main/java/module-info.java b/src/main/java/module-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03f8505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module com.github.tonivade.vavr.effect {
+  exports com.github.tonivade.vavr.effect;
+
+  requires io.vavr;
+}
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