diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 394f4a3..a3a2b59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.3.0
       - name: 'Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java }}'
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4.7.1
         with:
           distribution: adopt
           java-version: '${{ matrix.java }}'
       - name: Cache Gradle
-        uses: actions/cache@v4.1.2
+        uses: actions/cache@v4.3.0
         with:
           path: ~/.gradle/caches
           key: >-
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the Jar
         run: './gradlew clean shadowJar'
       - name: Upload a Build Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.4.3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.6.2
         with:
           name: 'LobbyHeads'
           path: build/libs/LobbyHeads*.jar
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/lobbyheads-checkstyle.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/lobbyheads-checkstyle.gradle.kts
index 8843367..470a06e 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/lobbyheads-checkstyle.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/lobbyheads-checkstyle.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 checkstyle {
-    toolVersion = "10.20.1"
+    toolVersion = "10.26.1"
 
     configFile = file("${rootDir}/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml")
     configProperties["checkstyle.suppressions.file"] = "${rootDir}/checkstyle/suppressions.xml"
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/lobbyheads-java-unit-test.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/lobbyheads-java-unit-test.gradle.kts
index 0c960a6..d08318e 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/lobbyheads-java-unit-test.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/lobbyheads-java-unit-test.gradle.kts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:3.0.23")
-    testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.3"))
+    testImplementation("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:3.0.25")
+    testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.14.0"))
     testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
-    testImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-core:5.14.2")
+    testImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-core:5.20.0")
 }
 
 tasks.getByName<Test>("test") {
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index a4b76b9..1b33c55 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index df97d72..d4081da 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-8.10.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index f5feea6..23d15a9 100644
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
-' "$PWD" ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s\n' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ case "$( uname )" in                #(
   NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
 esac
 
-CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+CLASSPATH="\\\"\\\""
 
 
 # Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ fi
 DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 
 # Collect all arguments for the java command:
-#   * DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, and optsEnvironmentVar are not allowed to contain shell fragments,
+#   * DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, and optsEnvironmentVar are not allowed to contain shell fragments,
 #     and any embedded shellness will be escaped.
 #   * For example: A user cannot expect ${Hostname} to be expanded, as it is an environment variable and will be
 #     treated as '${Hostname}' itself on the command line.
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 set -- \
         "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
         -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
-        org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain \
+        -jar "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" \
         "$@"
 
 # Stop when "xargs" is not available.
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index 9d21a21..db3a6ac 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ goto fail
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
-set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+set CLASSPATH=
 
 
 @rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %*
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
diff --git a/lobbyheads-core/build.gradle.kts b/lobbyheads-core/build.gradle.kts
index 5136201..c1af2bf 100644
--- a/lobbyheads-core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/lobbyheads-core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ plugins {
     `lobbyheads-checkstyle`
 
     id("net.minecrell.plugin-yml.bukkit") version "0.6.0"
-    id("com.gradleup.shadow") version "8.3.5"
+    id("com.gradleup.shadow") version "8.3.9"
     id("xyz.jpenilla.run-paper") version "2.3.1"
 }
 
 dependencies {
     // okaeri configs
-    val okaeriConfigsVersion = "5.0.5"
+    val okaeriConfigsVersion = "5.0.13"
     implementation("eu.okaeri:okaeri-configs-yaml-snakeyaml:${okaeriConfigsVersion}")
     implementation("eu.okaeri:okaeri-configs-serdes-commons:${okaeriConfigsVersion}")
 
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ dependencies {
     api(project(":lobbyheads-api"))
 
     // a cool library, kyori
-    implementation("net.kyori:adventure-platform-bukkit:4.3.4")
-    implementation("net.kyori:adventure-text-minimessage:4.17.0")
+    implementation("net.kyori:adventure-platform-bukkit:4.4.1")
+    implementation("net.kyori:adventure-text-minimessage:4.25.0")
 
     // Rollczi's skullapi
     implementation("dev.rollczi:liteskullapi:1.3.0")
 
     // eternalcode commons
-    implementation("com.eternalcode:eternalcode-commons-adventure:1.1.4")
+    implementation("com.eternalcode:eternalcode-commons-adventure:1.3.1")
 
     // spigot-api
     compileOnly("org.spigotmc:spigot-api:1.20.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly("com.mojang:authlib:5.0.47")
 
     // HoloEasy based on top of the protocolib
-    implementation("com.github.unldenis:holoeasy:3.0.1")
+    implementation("com.github.unldenis:holoeasy:3.4.4")
 
     // PlaceholderAPI, if anyone wants to parse placeholders in the head's name
     compileOnly("me.clip:placeholderapi:2.11.6")
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.eternalcode:gitcheck:1.0.0")
 
     // tests setup
-    testImplementation("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:3.0.23")
-    testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.3"))
+    testImplementation("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:3.0.25")
+    testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.14.0"))
     testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
-    testImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-core:5.14.2")
+    testImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-core:5.20.0")
 }
 
 java {