diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
index 6170e0fb..23f7188c 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ object Versions {
     const val adventureApi = "4.9.3"
     const val adventurePlatform = "4.0.1"
     const val paperApi = "1.16.5-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"
-    const val velocityApi = "1.1.0"
+    const val velocityApi = "3.1.0"
     const val spongeApi7 = "7.3.0"
     const val jetbrainsAnnotations = "23.0.0"
     const val guava = "21.0-jre"
diff --git a/cloud-minecraft/cloud-velocity/build.gradle.kts b/cloud-minecraft/cloud-velocity/build.gradle.kts
index 7e221505..49e7d657 100644
--- a/cloud-minecraft/cloud-velocity/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/cloud-minecraft/cloud-velocity/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+java {
+    disableAutoTargetJvm()
+}
+
 dependencies {
     api(projects.cloudCore)
     api(projects.cloudBrigadier)
diff --git a/examples/example-velocity/build.gradle.kts b/examples/example-velocity/build.gradle.kts
index fb0f7ee5..4a420b6b 100644
--- a/examples/example-velocity/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/example-velocity/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ plugins {
     id("cloud.example-conventions")
 }
 
+indra {
+    javaVersions().target(11) // Velocity 3 requires Java 11
+}
+
 val velocityRunClasspath by configurations.creating {
     attributes {
         attribute(Usage.USAGE_ATTRIBUTE, objects.named(Usage::class, Usage.JAVA_RUNTIME))
@@ -35,7 +39,9 @@ tasks {
         group = "cloud"
         description = "Spin up a Velocity server environment"
         standardInput = System.`in`
-        javaLauncher.set(project.javaToolchains.launcherFor { languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(11)) })
+        if (JavaVersion.current() < JavaVersion.VERSION_11) {
+            javaLauncher.set(project.javaToolchains.launcherFor { languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(11)) })
+        }
 
         inputs.files(pluginJar)
 
@@ -64,5 +70,5 @@ dependencies {
     api(project(":cloud-minecraft-extras"))
     api(project(":cloud-annotations"))
     annotationProcessor(compileOnly("com.velocitypowered", "velocity-api", Versions.velocityApi))
-    velocityRunClasspath("com.velocitypowered", "velocity-proxy", "3.0.0")
+    velocityRunClasspath("com.velocitypowered", "velocity-proxy", Versions.velocityApi)
 }