diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/multiloader-common.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/multiloader-common.gradle.kts
index d42029f6..039ee7a1 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/multiloader-common.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/multiloader-common.gradle.kts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ base {
 }
 
 java {
-    toolchain.languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(25)
+    toolchain.languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(rootProject.prop("toolchain_java_version")!!)
     // withSourcesJar()
     // withJavadocJar()
 }
diff --git a/forgelike/build-lexforge.gradle.kts b/forgelike/build-lexforge.gradle.kts
index c2deb3dc..61cc906b 100644
--- a/forgelike/build-lexforge.gradle.kts
+++ b/forgelike/build-lexforge.gradle.kts
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ legacyForge {
 }
 
 tasks.withType<NeoFormRuntimeTask>().configureEach {
-    val javaExe = javaToolchains.launcherFor { this.languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(25) }
+    val java = rootProject.prop("toolchain_java_version")!!
+    val javaExe = javaToolchains.launcherFor { this.languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(java) }
         .map { launcher -> launcher.executablePath.asFile.absolutePath }
 
     javaExecutable = javaExe
diff --git a/forgelike/build.gradle.kts b/forgelike/build.gradle.kts
index 743e7c54..5228d8f1 100644
--- a/forgelike/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/forgelike/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import net.neoforged.nfrtgradle.CreateMinecraftArtifacts
 import net.neoforged.nfrtgradle.NeoFormRuntimeTask
-import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.withType
 
 plugins {
     id("multiloader-loader").apply(false)
@@ -26,7 +25,8 @@ neoForge {
 }
 
 tasks.withType<NeoFormRuntimeTask>().configureEach {
-    val javaExe = javaToolchains.launcherFor { this.languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(25) }
+    val java = rootProject.prop("toolchain_java_version")!!
+    val javaExe = javaToolchains.launcherFor { this.languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(java) }
         .map { launcher -> launcher.executablePath.asFile.absolutePath }
 
     javaExecutable = javaExe
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index dd6dd931..388a430c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4G
 
 # Build tool properties
+toolchain_java_version=25
 stonecutter_version=0.10-alpha.2
 loom_version=1.17.+
 mdg_version=2.0.140