[ci skip] Update README and CONTRIBUTING for 26.1

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ which can be obtained in (most) package managers such as `apt` (Debian / Ubuntu;
 you will most likely use this for WSL), `homebrew` (macOS / Linux), and more:
 
 - `git` (package `git` everywhere);
-- A Java 21 or later JDK (packages vary, use Google/DuckDuckGo/etc.).
+- A Java 25 or later JDK (packages vary, use Google/DuckDuckGo/etc.).
   - [Adoptium](https://adoptium.net/) has builds for most operating systems.
-  - Paper requires JDK 21 to build, however, makes use of Gradle's
+  - Paper requires JDK 25 to build, however, makes use of Gradle's
     [Toolchains](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/toolchains.html)
     feature to allow building with only JRE 17 or later installed. (Gradle will
-    automatically provision JDK 21 for compilation if it cannot find an existing
+    automatically provision JDK 25 for compilation if it cannot find an existing
     installation).
 
 If you're on Windows, check
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ If you're compiling with Docker, you can use Adoptium's
 [`eclipse-temurin`](https://hub.docker.com/_/eclipse-temurin/) images like so:
 
 ```console
-# docker run -it -v "$(pwd)":/data --rm eclipse-temurin:21.0.5_11-jdk bash
+# docker run -it -v "$(pwd)":/data --rm eclipse-temurin:25.0.2_10-jdk bash
 Pulling image...
 
 root@abcdefg1234:/# javac -version
-javac 21.0.5
+javac 25.0.2
 ```
 
 ## Understanding Patches

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 Paper [![Paper Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/PaperMC/Paper/build.yml?branch=main)](https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper/actions)
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/maven-metadata/v?metadataUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fartifactory.papermc.io%2Fartifactory%2Funiverse%2Fio%2Fpapermc%2Fpaper%2Fpaper-api%2Fmaven-metadata.xml&strategy=highestVersion&filter=26.1*&label=version&color=%236fa8dc
+)](https://papermc.io/downloads/paper)
 [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/289587909051416579.svg?label=&logo=discord&logoColor=ffffff&color=7389D8&labelColor=6A7EC2)](https://discord.gg/papermc)
 [![GitHub Sponsors](https://img.shields.io/github/sponsors/papermc?label=GitHub%20Sponsors)](https://github.com/sponsors/PaperMC)
 [![Open Collective](https://img.shields.io/opencollective/all/papermc?label=OpenCollective%20Sponsors)](https://opencollective.com/papermc)
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ How To (Plugin Developers)
 * See upcoming, pending, and recently added API [here](https://github.com/orgs/PaperMC/projects/2/views/4)
 * Paper API javadocs here: [papermc.io/javadocs](https://papermc.io/javadocs/)
 #### Repository (for paper-api)
+> You can read more about adding paper as repository [here](https://docs.papermc.io/paper/dev/project-setup/#adding-paper-as-a-dependency) for more details.
 ##### Maven
 
 ```xml
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ How To (Plugin Developers)
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.papermc.paper</groupId>
     <artifactId>paper-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.21.11-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>VERSION</version>
     <scope>provided</scope>
 </dependency>
 ```
@@ -53,19 +56,19 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.21.11-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
+    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:26.1.1.build.+")
 }
 
 java {
-    toolchain.languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(21))
+    toolchain.languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(25))
 }
 ```
 
 How To (Compiling Jar From Source)
 ------
-To compile Paper, you need JDK 21 and an internet connection.
+To compile Paper, you need JDK 25 and an internet connection.
 
-Clone this repo, run `./gradlew applyPatches`, then `./gradlew createMojmapBundlerJar` from your terminal. You can find the compiled jar in the `paper-server/build/libs` directory.
+Clone this repo, run `./gradlew applyPatches`, then `./gradlew createPaperclipJar` from your terminal. You can find the compiled jar in the `paper-server/build/libs` directory.
 
 To get a full list of tasks, run `./gradlew tasks`.