Having issues upgrading my server from 1.5.4 to 1.7.1

[robust badger]

I'm able to get the server to start and generate a new world on the 1.7.1 version however when i copy in my "world" folder the server doesn't start and crashes.

thanks

[robust badger]

this is the error log:
https://pastebin.com/1jcvhRYY
i can confirm i am using jdk 20 (jdk-20-headless.aarch64)