diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fcad8b9804..e9d9832a82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ released in late 2009.
 
 Building OpenRS2 requires the following pieces of software:
 
-* [Java Development Kit][jdk] (version 11)
+* [Java Development Kit][jdk] (version 8 or later)
 * [Apache Maven][maven] (version 3.3.9 or later)
 
 ### Non-free components
diff --git a/deob/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/Deobfuscator.kt b/deob/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/Deobfuscator.kt
index 2ff5ba53cb..89ba0a9cae 100644
--- a/deob/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/Deobfuscator.kt
+++ b/deob/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/Deobfuscator.kt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Deobfuscator(private val input: Path, private val output: Path) {
         glUnpacker.remap(create(glUnpacker, "unpacker_"))
 
         // bundle libraries together into a common classpath
-        val runtime = ClassLoader.getPlatformClassLoader()
+        val runtime = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader()
         val classPath = ClassPath(
             runtime,
             dependencies = listOf(),
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 22af7bfe1f..c1ba03c274 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>dev.openrs2</groupId>
     <artifactId>openrs2-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.7</version>
+    <version>1.0.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>openrs2</artifactId>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>dev.openrs2</groupId>
         <artifactId>fernflower</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.1</version>
+        <version>1.0.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>dev.openrs2</groupId>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>dev.openrs2</groupId>
         <artifactId>pack200</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.1</version>
+        <version>1.0.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>