diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cf084b5..4fdf93a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM eclipse-temurin:17.0.13_11-jre-focal
+FROM eclipse-temurin:21.0.11_10-jre-noble
 
 ARG jar
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 13ad992..80d65ea 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ allprojects {
     }
     java {
         toolchain {
-            languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(17))
+            languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(21))
         }
-        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
+        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
     }
 
     tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
diff --git a/iexec-result-proxy-library/build.gradle b/iexec-result-proxy-library/build.gradle
index d8299b4..f305e1f 100644
--- a/iexec-result-proxy-library/build.gradle
+++ b/iexec-result-proxy-library/build.gradle
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 java {
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
     withJavadocJar()
     withSourcesJar()
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iexec/resultproxy/ipfs/IpfsService.java b/src/main/java/com/iexec/resultproxy/ipfs/IpfsService.java
index 1ef1c58..145392d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iexec/resultproxy/ipfs/IpfsService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iexec/resultproxy/ipfs/IpfsService.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public class IpfsService implements SmartLifecycle {
 
     public IpfsService(final IpfsConfig ipfsConfig) {
         try {
-            final URL ipfsUrl = new URL(ipfsConfig.getUrl());
+            final URL ipfsUrl = new URI(ipfsConfig.getUrl()).toURL();
             final String ipfsHost = ipfsUrl.getHost();
             final int port = ipfsUrl.getPort() != -1 ? ipfsUrl.getPort() : ipfsUrl.getDefaultPort();
             final String ipfsNodeIp = InetAddress.getByName(ipfsHost).getHostAddress();