And several cloud vendors offer support for Java 17.
Given that the direction of the community is for Java 17 and beyond, I think this plugin should follow suit and support Gradle versions that support Java 17.
Based on the compatibility matrix, Gradle 7.3 will become the new minimum for this plugin
Spring Framework 6's baseline is Java 17: https://spring.io/blog/2021/09/02/a-java-17-and-jakarta-ee-9-baseline-for-spring-framework-6
Quarkus 2.x currently targets Java 11 and Quarkus 3 will continue to target Java 11. However, the recommendation is to use Java 17: https://quarkus.io/blog/road-to-quarkus-3/#java-target
The upcoming Micronaut 4 will target Java 17: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/issues/7006
And several cloud vendors offer support for Java 17.
Given that the direction of the community is for Java 17 and beyond, I think this plugin should follow suit and support Gradle versions that support Java 17.
Based on the compatibility matrix, Gradle 7.3 will become the new minimum for this plugin