diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e69de29..eda2e04 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- updated to 1.21.5
+- fixed incorrect knockback calculations
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9359844..e6a4207 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 plugins {
     id 'idea'
     id 'maven-publish'
-    id 'me.modmuss50.mod-publish-plugin' version '0.7.4' apply false
-    id 'net.neoforged.moddev' version '2.0.34-beta' apply false
+    id 'fabric-loom' version '1.11-SNAPSHOT' apply false
+    id 'me.modmuss50.mod-publish-plugin' version '1.0.0' apply false
+    id 'net.neoforged.moddev' version '2.0.112' apply false
 }
 
 version = "${project.mod_version}+mc${project.minecraft_version}"
diff --git a/common/build.gradle b/common/build.gradle
index 75311f5..379c267 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle
+++ b/common/build.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ plugins {
     id 'net.neoforged.moddev'
 }
 
+neoForge.neoFormVersion = project.neoform_version
+
+configurations.configureEach {
+    resolutionStrategy {
+        force 'org.ow2.asm:asm:9.8'
+    }
+}
+
 dependencies {
     compileOnly("org.jetbrains:annotations:${project.jetbrains_annotations_version}")
     compileOnly("net.fabricmc:sponge-mixin:${project.mixin_version}")
@@ -12,8 +20,6 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 neoForge {
-    neoFormVersion = project.neoform_version
-
     parchment {
         minecraftVersion = project.parchment_minecraft_version
         mappingsVersion = project.parchment_mappings_version
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/mixin/CamelEntityMixin.java b/common/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/mixin/CamelEntityMixin.java
index d3fd0b7..d721994 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/mixin/CamelEntityMixin.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/mixin/CamelEntityMixin.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import dev.rosebud.ramel.Config;
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundSetEntityMotionPacket;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
 import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.sounds.SoundEvents;
 import net.minecraft.util.Mth;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.EntityType;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.LivingEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.camel.Camel;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.enchantment.EnchantmentHelper;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
@@ -36,8 +38,10 @@ private CamelEntityMixin(EntityType<? extends Camel> entityType, Level level) {
             return;
         }
 
-        int speedEffectModifier = this.hasEffect(MobEffects.MOVEMENT_SPEED) ? Objects.requireNonNull(this.getEffect(MobEffects.MOVEMENT_SPEED)).getAmplifier() + 1 : 0;
-        int slowEffectModifier = this.hasEffect(MobEffects.MOVEMENT_SLOWDOWN) ? Objects.requireNonNull(this.getEffect(MobEffects.MOVEMENT_SLOWDOWN)).getAmplifier() + 1 : 0;
+        ServerLevel level = (ServerLevel) this.level();
+
+        int speedEffectModifier = this.hasEffect(MobEffects.SPEED) ? Objects.requireNonNull(this.getEffect(MobEffects.SPEED)).getAmplifier() + 1 : 0;
+        int slowEffectModifier = this.hasEffect(MobEffects.SLOWNESS) ? Objects.requireNonNull(this.getEffect(MobEffects.SLOWNESS)).getAmplifier() + 1 : 0;
         double speedAdjustedImpact = Mth.clamp(this.getSpeed() * 1.65, .2, 3.0) + .25 * (speedEffectModifier - slowEffectModifier);
 
         float rammingRange = Config.INSTANCE.additionalRammingRange.value() * (isBaby() ? 0.5F : 1.0F);
@@ -46,17 +50,20 @@ private CamelEntityMixin(EntityType<? extends Camel> entityType, Level level) {
 
         DamageSource source = this.damageSources().mobAttack(MoreObjects.firstNonNull(this.getControllingPassenger(), this));
 
-        this.level().getEntities(this, this.getBoundingBox().inflate(rammingRange), Entity::isAlive).stream()
+        level.getEntities(this, this.getBoundingBox().inflate(rammingRange), Entity::isAlive).stream()
                 .filter(e -> e instanceof LivingEntity && !this.getPassengers().contains(e))
                 .forEach(e -> {
                     LivingEntity entity = (LivingEntity) e;
 
+                    if (entity.hurtServer(level, source, rammingDamage)) {
+                        EnchantmentHelper.doPostAttackEffects(level, entity, source);
+                    }
+
                     entity.playSound(SoundEvents.PLAYER_ATTACK_KNOCKBACK);
-                    entity.hurt(source, rammingDamage);
-                    final double blockedImpact = entity.isDamageSourceBlocked(source) ? .5 : 1.0;
+                    final double blockedImpact = entity.applyItemBlocking(level, source, rammingDamage) > 0.0 ? .5 : 1.0;
 
                     entity.knockback(blockedImpact * speedAdjustedImpact * knockBackMultiplier,
-                            Mth.sin(this.getXRot() * (Mth.PI / 180.0F)), -Mth.cos(this.getXRot() * (Mth.PI / 180.0F)));
+                            Mth.sin(this.getYRot() * Mth.PI / 180.0F), -Mth.cos(this.getYRot() * Mth.PI / 180.0F));
                     if (entity instanceof ServerPlayer player) {
                         // The player won't feel any effects if we don't update the velocity
                         player.connection.send(new ClientboundSetEntityMotionPacket(player));
diff --git a/fabric/build.gradle b/fabric/build.gradle
index cbc49dc..3b32ca5 100644
--- a/fabric/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'fabric-loom' version '1.7-SNAPSHOT'
+    id 'fabric-loom'
     id 'me.modmuss50.mod-publish-plugin'
 }
 def platformName = "Fabric"
diff --git a/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json b/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
index 464e3d0..422aaea 100644
--- a/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
+++ b/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
   "depends": {
     "fabricloader": ">=0.15.11",
-    "minecraft": ">=1.21"
+    "minecraft": ">=1.21.5"
   },
 
   "custom": {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f1ae039..10b2731 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 # Done to increase the memory available to gradle.
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2G
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3G
 
 # common
-minecraft_version=1.21.4
+minecraft_version=1.21.9
 # https://parchmentmc.org/docs/getting-started
-parchment_minecraft_version=1.21.4
-parchment_mappings_version=2025.03.23
+parchment_minecraft_version=1.21.8
+parchment_mappings_version=2025.09.14
 # https://projects.neoforged.net/neoforged/neoform
-neoform_version=1.21.4-20241203.161809
-mixin_version=0.15.2+mixin.0.8.7
-mixin_extras_version=0.4.1
-jetbrains_annotations_version=25.0.0
+neoform_version=1.21.9-20250930.151910
+mixin_version=0.16.3+mixin.0.8.7
+mixin_extras_version=0.5.0
+jetbrains_annotations_version=26.0.2-1
 
 # fabric
 # https://fabricmc.net/develop
-fabric_loader_version=0.16.9
-fabric_version=0.119.2+1.21.4
-modmenu_version=13.0.3
+fabric_loader_version=0.17.2
+fabric_version=0.134.0+1.21.9
+modmenu_version=16.0.0-rc.1
 
 # neoforge
 # https://projects.neoforged.net/neoforged/neoforge
-neoforge_version=21.4.118-beta
+neoforge_version=21.9.11-beta
 
 # other
 kaleido_config_version=0.3.3+1.3.2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ issue_tracker_url=https://github.com/rosebudmods/ramel/issues
 discord_url=https://discord.gg/TN9gaXJ6E8
 
 # publishing
-mod_version=1.2.2
+mod_version=1.2.3
 pub.should_publish=true
 pub.additional_versions=
 pub.curseforge_id=877074
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index a4b76b9..8bdaf60 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..2e11132 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-9.1.0-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index f5feea6..adff685 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 #
-# Copyright © 2015-2021 the original authors.
+# Copyright © 2015 the original authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -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 +114,6 @@ case "$( uname )" in                #(
   NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
 esac
 
-CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
 
 
 # Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
@@ -173,7 +171,6 @@ fi
 # For Cygwin or MSYS, switch paths to Windows format before running java
 if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     APP_HOME=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME" )
-    CLASSPATH=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH" )
 
     JAVACMD=$( cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD" )
 
@@ -206,15 +203,14 @@ 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.
 
 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..c4bdd3a 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -70,11 +70,10 @@ goto fail
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
-set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
 
 
 @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%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
diff --git a/neoforge/build.gradle b/neoforge/build.gradle
index 53c0020..59b2e99 100644
--- a/neoforge/build.gradle
+++ b/neoforge/build.gradle
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ plugins {
 
 def platformName = "NeoForge"
 
+neoForge.version = project.neoforge_version
+
 dependencies {
     compileOnly(project(':common'))
     implementation("folk.sisby:kaleido-config:${project.kaleido_config_version}")
-    additionalRuntimeClasspath("folk.sisby:kaleido-config:${project.kaleido_config_version}") // needed because kaleido does not have a neoforge.mods.toml file
     jarJar("folk.sisby:kaleido-config:${project.kaleido_config_version}") {
         version {
             strictly "[${project.kaleido_config_version},)"
@@ -51,8 +52,6 @@ publishMods {
 }
 
 neoForge {
-    version = project.neoforge_version
-
     parchment {
         minecraftVersion = project.parchment_minecraft_version
         mappingsVersion = project.parchment_mappings_version
diff --git a/neoforge/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/neoforge/RamelNeoForge.java b/neoforge/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/neoforge/RamelNeoForge.java
index 71e2f16..dbb3c44 100644
--- a/neoforge/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/neoforge/RamelNeoForge.java
+++ b/neoforge/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/neoforge/RamelNeoForge.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 public class RamelNeoForge {
 
     public RamelNeoForge(ModContainer modContainer, IEventBus modEventBus) {
-        if(FMLEnvironment.dist.isClient()) {
+        if(FMLEnvironment.getDist().isClient()) {
             RamelNeoForgeClient.init(modContainer);
         }
     }
diff --git a/neoforge/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/neoforge/client/RamelNeoForgeClient.java b/neoforge/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/neoforge/client/RamelNeoForgeClient.java
index cfdfb3d..2f0cfbc 100644
--- a/neoforge/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/neoforge/client/RamelNeoForgeClient.java
+++ b/neoforge/src/main/java/dev/rosebud/ramel/neoforge/client/RamelNeoForgeClient.java
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package dev.rosebud.ramel.neoforge.client;
 
 import dev.rosebud.ramel.client.RamelConfigScreen;
-import net.neoforged.api.distmarker.Dist;
-import net.neoforged.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 import net.neoforged.fml.ModContainer;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.client.gui.IConfigScreenFactory;
 
-@OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
 public class RamelNeoForgeClient {
 
     public static void init(ModContainer modContainer) {
diff --git a/neoforge/src/main/resources/META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml b/neoforge/src/main/resources/META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml
index 60b4265..2934b6a 100644
--- a/neoforge/src/main/resources/META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml
+++ b/neoforge/src/main/resources/META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ config = "${mod_id}.mixins.json"
 [dependencies]
 "${mod_id}" = [
     { modId = "neoforge", type = "required", versionRange = "*", ordering = "NONE", side = "BOTH" },
-    { modId = "minecraft", type = "required", versionRange = "[1.21,)", ordering = "NONE", side = "BOTH" },
+    { modId = "minecraft", type = "required", versionRange = "[1.21.5,)", ordering = "NONE", side = "BOTH" },
 ]
 
 # Features are specific properties of the game environment, that you may want to declare you require. This example declares
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 88b138d..7d0065c 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pluginManagement {
 }
 
 plugins {
-    id 'org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention' version '0.8.0'
+    id 'org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention' version '1.0.0'
 }
 
 rootProject.name = 'ramel'