diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f3319d2..986c1da4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ supported versions of Flink and Pravega.
 
 | Git Branch                                                                          | Pravega Version | Flink Version | Status            | Artifact Link                                                                        |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [master](https://github.com/pravega/flink-connectors)                               | 0.14            | 1.16          | Under Development | https://github.com/pravega/flink-connectors/packages/1441637                         |
+| [master](https://github.com/pravega/flink-connectors)                               | 0.14            | 1.17          | Under Development | https://github.com/pravega/flink-connectors/packages/1441637                         |
+| [r0.14-flink1.16](https://github.com/pravega/flink-connectors/tree/r0.14-flink1.16) | 0.14            | 1.16          | Under Development | https://github.com/pravega/flink-connectors/packages/1704300                         |
 | [r0.13](https://github.com/pravega/flink-connectors/tree/r0.13)                     | 0.13            | 1.16          | Released          | https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/pravega/pravega-connectors-flink-1.16_2.12/0.13.0/ |
 | [r0.13-flink1.15](https://github.com/pravega/flink-connectors/tree/r0.13-flink1.15) | 0.13            | 1.15          | Released          | https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/pravega/pravega-connectors-flink-1.15_2.12/0.13.0/ |
 | [r0.13-flink1.14](https://github.com/pravega/flink-connectors/tree/r0.13-flink1.14) | 0.13            | 1.14          | Released          | https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/pravega/pravega-connectors-flink-1.14_2.12/0.13.0/ |
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 6e43aa04..d2b61365 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # 3rd party Versions.
 assertjVersion=3.23.1
 checkstyleToolVersion=7.1
-flinkVersion=1.16.0
+flinkVersion=1.17.1
 flinkScalaVersion=2.12
 jacksonVersion=2.8.9
 twitterMvnRepoVersion=4.3.4-TWTTR
diff --git a/gradle/jacoco.gradle b/gradle/jacoco.gradle
index 97080f7d..0c671ec6 100644
--- a/gradle/jacoco.gradle
+++ b/gradle/jacoco.gradle
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ jacocoTestReport {
     }
 }
 
-test { finalizedBy jacocoTestReport }
+test {
+    jacoco {
+        excludes = ['**Metadata**$Handler']
+    }
+    finalizedBy jacocoTestReport
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/pravega/connectors/flink/sink/PravegaSinkWriterITCase.java b/src/test/java/io/pravega/connectors/flink/sink/PravegaSinkWriterITCase.java
index 68a4a095..3185bf6c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/pravega/connectors/flink/sink/PravegaSinkWriterITCase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/pravega/connectors/flink/sink/PravegaSinkWriterITCase.java
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ public int getNumberOfParallelSubtasks() {
             return 1;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public int getAttemptNumber() {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public SinkWriterMetricGroup metricGroup() {
             return metricGroup;