diff --git a/lib/build.gradle.kts b/lib/build.gradle.kts
index adf8f9b..12ef189 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ dependencies {
 
     testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher")
     implementation(libs.log4j)
-
+    implementation(libs.geantyref)
 }
 
 // Apply a specific Java toolchain to ease working on different environments.
 java {
     toolchain {
-        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(21)
+        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(23)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/net/tomatentum/marinara/registry/InteractionCheckRegistry.java b/lib/src/main/java/net/tomatentum/marinara/registry/InteractionCheckRegistry.java
index 59a643e..370419e 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/net/tomatentum/marinara/registry/InteractionCheckRegistry.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/net/tomatentum/marinara/registry/InteractionCheckRegistry.java
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package net.tomatentum.marinara.registry;
 
-import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
-import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
+import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+import io.leangen.geantyref.GenericTypeReflector;
 import net.tomatentum.marinara.checks.InteractionCheck;
 
 public class InteractionCheckRegistry {
@@ -20,10 +21,11 @@ public class InteractionCheckRegistry {
         checks.add(check);
     }
 
-    public Optional<InteractionCheck<?>> getCheckFromAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotation) {
+    public Optional<InteractionCheck<?>> getCheckFromAnnotation(Type annotation) {
         for (InteractionCheck<?> interactionCheck : checks) {
-            TypeVariable<?> type = interactionCheck.getClass().getTypeParameters()[0];
-            if (type.getClass().equals(annotation.getClass()))
+            ParameterizedType type = (ParameterizedType) GenericTypeReflector.getExactSuperType(interactionCheck.getClass(), InteractionCheck.class);
+            Type typeParam = type.getActualTypeArguments()[0];
+            if (typeParam.equals(annotation))
                 return Optional.of(interactionCheck);
         }
         return Optional.empty();
diff --git a/wrapper/javacord/build.gradle.kts b/wrapper/javacord/build.gradle.kts
index 9ec7322..2d1e7c7 100644
--- a/wrapper/javacord/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/wrapper/javacord/build.gradle.kts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies {
 // Apply a specific Java toolchain to ease working on different environments.
 java {
     toolchain {
-        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(21)
+        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(23)
     }
 }