diff --git a/.github/maven-release/README.md b/.github/maven-release/README.md
index a27fab5..a2a2da9 100644
--- a/.github/maven-release/README.md
+++ b/.github/maven-release/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ to MMD Maven before creating the GitHub release.
 
 If CurseForge has accepted the file but it isn't public yet, wait for approval.
 Start a new run with the recorded CurseForge file ID so it verifies that upload
-without submitting the jar again. The release workflow currently covers Java 8
-Forge targets only.
+without submitting the jar again. The release workflow sets Java 8 through
+Minecraft 1.16.5 and Java 16 for Minecraft 1.17.1.
 
 ## Existing CurseForge releases
 
diff --git a/.github/maven-release/releases.json b/.github/maven-release/releases.json
index 9fde169..bfda440 100644
--- a/.github/maven-release/releases.json
+++ b/.github/maven-release/releases.json
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@
       "artifactId": 13596313168,
       "archiveSha256": "e3e9709c514d441c707055abb33d12a5d2cce34d2b590f6d5432a4885a38ff12",
       "mainSha256": "7e80ae5bc4c290949f803e95d63a316ae0985b0ab1d9a6d1ab2deff7202629b4"
+    },
+    "2.2.10.117011": {
+      "branch": "master-1.17.1",
+      "commit": "f4ce702d59c291c1cbddfb4d6568bc6b854358d1",
+      "tag": "2.2.10.117011",
+      "runId": 42630729204,
+      "artifactId": 13681835435,
+      "archiveSha256": "d4c244e22ddf6b4240b285717341e32e73ad71747cf3fcec69cfc86fc9755f1b",
+      "mainSha256": "8a9207a89c0971501bb649fc47f0ff3cf6132fce3eb2ae651cd8437406ba191b"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
index 0816847..96a35dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
@@ -71,10 +71,12 @@ jobs:
           fi
           mc=$(jq -er --arg v "$RELEASE_VERSION" '.releases[$v].branch | capture("^master-(?<mc>1\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)$").mc' .github/maven-release/releases.json)
           case "$mc" in
-            1.10.2|1.12.2|1.13.2|1.14.4|1.15.2|1.16.5) ;;
-            *) echo "This publisher only handles the Java 8 Forge releases" >&2; exit 1 ;;
+            1.10.2|1.12.2|1.13.2|1.14.4|1.15.2|1.16.5) java="Java 8" ;;
+            1.17.1) java="Java 16" ;;
+            *) echo "Unsupported Minecraft version for this publisher: $mc" >&2; exit 1 ;;
           esac
           echo "minecraft=$mc" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "java=$java" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "state=$state" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "RELEASE_WORK=$release_work" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "Verified $RELEASE_VERSION for Minecraft $mc. Maven: $state." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
           game-version-filter: none
           loaders: forge
           environment: client | server
-          java: Java 8
+          java: ${{ steps.preflight.outputs.java }}
           curseforge-dependencies: |
             1780140(required)
             240967(required)