diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index acfc4e4..fecfd3d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ var generateModMetadata = tasks.register("generateModMetadata", ProcessResources
             mod_name               : mod_name,
             mod_license            : mod_license,
             mod_version            : mod_version,
-            mod_authors            : mod_authors,
-            mod_description        : mod_description
     ]
     inputs.properties replaceProperties
     expand replaceProperties
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5494f34..8a81d16 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ minecraft_version=1.21.11
 # as they do not follow standard versioning conventions.
 minecraft_version_range=[1.21.11]
 # The Neo version must agree with the Minecraft version to get a valid artifact
-neo_version=21.11.16-beta
+neo_version=21.11.17-beta
 
 ## Mod Properties
 
@@ -35,7 +35,3 @@ mod_version=1.0.0
 # This should match the base package used for the mod sources.
 # See https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-naming-conventions.html
 mod_group_id=com.example.examplemod
-# The authors of the mod. This is a simple text string that is used for display purposes in the mod list.
-mod_authors=YourNameHere, OtherNameHere
-# The description of the mod. This is a simple multiline text string that is used for display purposes in the mod list.
-mod_description=Example mod description.\nNewline characters can be used and will be replaced properly.
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index bad7c24..23449a2 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.2.0-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.2.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/src/main/templates/META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml b/src/main/templates/META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml
index 3766d37..5fb127c 100644
--- a/src/main/templates/META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml
+++ b/src/main/templates/META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ displayName="${mod_name}" #mandatory
 # A text field displayed in the mod UI
 #credits="" #optional
 
-# A text field displayed in the mod UI
-authors="${mod_authors}" #optional
+# The authors of the mod, displayed in the mod UI (optional)
+#authors=""
 
 # The description text for the mod (multi line!) (#mandatory)
-description='''${mod_description}'''
+description='''
+Example mod description.
+'''
 
 # The [[mixins]] block allows you to declare your mixin config to FML so that it gets loaded.
 #[[mixins]]