diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4861887..99f0f18 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.idea
 target/
 /airhacksDB/
 /derby.log
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9dd25f5..fcbb9aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,28 +10,62 @@
     <name>airhacks-control</name>
     <url>http://airhacks.com</url>
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.persistence</groupId>
             <artifactId>eclipselink</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.1</version>
+            <version>4.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
             <artifactId>derby</artifactId>
-            <version>10.9.1.0</version>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <version>10.16.1.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.airhacks</groupId>
+            <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
+            <artifactId>derbytools</artifactId>
+            <version>10.16.1.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.dlsc.afterburner</groupId>
             <artifactId>afterburner.fx</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.1</version>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <version>2.2.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javafx-controls</artifactId>
+            <version>19.0.2.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javafx-fxml</artifactId>
+            <version>19.0.2.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.3.2</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javax.inject</artifactId>
+            <version>1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.activation-api</artifactId>
+            <version>2.1.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>jakarta.persistence</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.persistence-api</artifactId>
+            <version>3.1.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.11</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
@@ -44,24 +78,59 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3</version>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.10.1</version>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.3.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifest>
+                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+                            <mainClass>com.airhacks.control.App</mainClass>
+                        </manifest>
+                    </archive>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
+                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
                         <phase>package</phase>
                         <goals>
-                            <goal>shade</goal>
+                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactSet>
-                                <excludes>
-                                    <exclude>junit:junit</exclude>
-                                </excludes>
-                            </artifactSet>
+                            <includeScope>compile</includeScope>
+                            <outputDirectory>target/bin</outputDirectory>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-module</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <artifactItems>
+                                <artifactItem>
+                                    <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+                                    <artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
+                                    <version>${project.version}</version>
+                                </artifactItem>
+                            </artifactItems>
+                            <outputDirectory>target/bin</outputDirectory>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -74,12 +143,15 @@
                             <goal>exec</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <executable>/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java</executable>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
                             <arguments>
                                 <argument>-Djavafx.verbose=true</argument>
-                                <argument>-cp</argument>
-                                <argument>./target/airhacks-control.jar</argument>
-                                <argument>com.airhacks.control.App</argument>
+                                <argument>--module-path</argument>
+                                <argument>target/bin</argument>
+                                <argument>--class-path</argument>
+                                <argument>target/bin/*</argument>
+                                <argument>--module</argument>
+                                <argument>airhacks.control</argument>
                             </arguments>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
@@ -104,8 +176,8 @@
         <finalName>airhacks-control</finalName>
     </build>
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/airhacks/control/business/registrations/boundary/RegistrationService.java b/src/main/java/com/airhacks/control/business/registrations/boundary/RegistrationService.java
index 69b199c..2e507fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/airhacks/control/business/registrations/boundary/RegistrationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/airhacks/control/business/registrations/boundary/RegistrationService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 import com.airhacks.control.business.registrations.entity.Attendee;
 import java.util.List;
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
-import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
-import javax.persistence.EntityManagerFactory;
-import javax.persistence.EntityTransaction;
-import javax.persistence.Persistence;
+import jakarta.persistence.EntityManager;
+import jakarta.persistence.EntityManagerFactory;
+import jakarta.persistence.EntityTransaction;
+import jakarta.persistence.Persistence;
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/airhacks/control/business/registrations/entity/Attendee.java b/src/main/java/com/airhacks/control/business/registrations/entity/Attendee.java
index c5f880b..5c15722 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/airhacks/control/business/registrations/entity/Attendee.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/airhacks/control/business/registrations/entity/Attendee.java
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
-import javax.persistence.Entity;
-import javax.persistence.Id;
-import javax.persistence.NamedQueries;
-import javax.persistence.NamedQuery;
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.NamedQueries;
+import jakarta.persistence.NamedQuery;
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/src/main/java/module-info.java b/src/main/java/module-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbd878e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+open module airhacks.control {
+    requires jakarta.persistence;
+    requires java.annotation;
+    requires javafx.controls;
+    requires javafx.fxml;
+    requires javax.inject;
+    requires org.apache.derby.engine;
+    requires eclipselink;
+    requires afterburner.fx;
+    requires jakarta.activation;
+
+    exports com.airhacks.control;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
index ab174a4..7ad3383 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
         <class>com.airhacks.control.business.registrations.entity.Attendee</class>
         <properties>
             <property name="eclipselink.logging.level" value="FINE"/>
-            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:derby:./airhacksDB;create=true"/>
-            <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.driver" value="org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver"/>
+            <property name="jakarta.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:derby:./airhacksDB;create=true"/>
+            <property name="jakarta.persistence.jdbc.driver" value="org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver"/>
             <property name="eclipselink.ddl-generation" value="create-tables"/>
         </properties>
     </persistence-unit>