diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 57027c116..a498075dd 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -89,15 +89,34 @@ android {
         }
     }
 
-    // Starting with Android Studio 3 Robolectric is unable to find resources.
-    // The following allows it to find the resources.
-    testOptions.unitTests.isIncludeAndroidResources = true
     tasks.withType<Test>().configureEach {
         testLogging {
             events("started", "passed", "skipped", "failed")
         }
     }
 
+    testOptions {
+        unitTests {
+            // Starting with Android Studio 3 Robolectric is unable to find resources.
+            // The following allows it to find the resources.
+            isIncludeAndroidResources = true
+            all {
+                // Needed on Java 17 and up
+                it.jvmArgs(
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.security=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.text=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.access=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.font=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     lint {
         lintConfig = file("lint.xml")
     }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index f29b475b9..b15517cf7 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ androidx-test-ext-junit = { group = "androidx.test.ext", name = "junit", version
 androidx-test-uiautomator-uiautomator = { group = "androidx.test.uiautomator", name = "uiautomator", version = "2.4.0" }
 androidx-test-espresso-espresso-core = { group = "androidx.test.espresso", name = "espresso-core", version = "3.7.0" }
 junit-junit = { group = "junit", name = "junit", version = "4.13.2" }
-org-robolectric-robolectric = { group = "org.robolectric", name = "robolectric", version = "4.16.1" }
+org-robolectric-robolectric = { group = "org.robolectric", name = "robolectric", version = "4.17" }
 
 [plugins]
 com-android-application = { id = "com.android.application", version = "9.4.0" }