diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 199729e75a..f593638b90 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ allprojects {
 apply from: "versioningHelper.gradle"
 
 ext {
-    wpilibVersion = "2024.1.1-beta-1"
+    wpilibVersion = "2024.1.1-beta-2"
     openCVversion = "4.8.0-1"
     joglVersion = "2.4.0-rc-20200307"
     javalinVersion = "5.6.2"
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 7f959b087a..24c4386e93 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services\.gradle\.org/distributions/gradle-8\.3-bin\.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services\.gradle\.org/distributions/gradle-8\.4-bin\.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/photonlib-cpp-examples/aimandrange/build.gradle b/photonlib-cpp-examples/aimandrange/build.gradle
index ecedfafb40..c1c32d0284 100644
--- a/photonlib-cpp-examples/aimandrange/build.gradle
+++ b/photonlib-cpp-examples/aimandrange/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id "cpp"
     id "google-test-test-suite"
-    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.1.1-beta-1"
+    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO"
 
     id "com.dorongold.task-tree" version "2.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/photonlib-cpp-examples/aimattarget/build.gradle b/photonlib-cpp-examples/aimattarget/build.gradle
index ecedfafb40..c1c32d0284 100644
--- a/photonlib-cpp-examples/aimattarget/build.gradle
+++ b/photonlib-cpp-examples/aimattarget/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id "cpp"
     id "google-test-test-suite"
-    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.1.1-beta-1"
+    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO"
 
     id "com.dorongold.task-tree" version "2.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/photonlib-cpp-examples/apriltagExample/build.gradle b/photonlib-cpp-examples/apriltagExample/build.gradle
index ecedfafb40..c1c32d0284 100644
--- a/photonlib-cpp-examples/apriltagExample/build.gradle
+++ b/photonlib-cpp-examples/apriltagExample/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id "cpp"
     id "google-test-test-suite"
-    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.1.1-beta-1"
+    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO"
 
     id "com.dorongold.task-tree" version "2.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/photonlib-cpp-examples/build.gradle b/photonlib-cpp-examples/build.gradle
index 0d262a1504..f86d65a4ae 100644
--- a/photonlib-cpp-examples/build.gradle
+++ b/photonlib-cpp-examples/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "6.1.2"
+    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.1.1-beta-2" apply false
 }
 
 allprojects {
diff --git a/photonlib-cpp-examples/getinrange/build.gradle b/photonlib-cpp-examples/getinrange/build.gradle
index ecedfafb40..c1c32d0284 100644
--- a/photonlib-cpp-examples/getinrange/build.gradle
+++ b/photonlib-cpp-examples/getinrange/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id "cpp"
     id "google-test-test-suite"
-    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.1.1-beta-1"
+    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO"
 
     id "com.dorongold.task-tree" version "2.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/photonlib-cpp-examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/photonlib-cpp-examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 7f959b087a..24c4386e93 100644
--- a/photonlib-cpp-examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/photonlib-cpp-examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services\.gradle\.org/distributions/gradle-8\.3-bin\.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services\.gradle\.org/distributions/gradle-8\.4-bin\.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/photonlib-java-examples/aimandrange/build.gradle b/photonlib-java-examples/aimandrange/build.gradle
index 7d6e58895a..7dda3b59b0 100644
--- a/photonlib-java-examples/aimandrange/build.gradle
+++ b/photonlib-java-examples/aimandrange/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id "java"
-    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.1.1-beta-1"
+    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO"
 }
 
 sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
diff --git a/photonlib-java-examples/aimattarget/build.gradle b/photonlib-java-examples/aimattarget/build.gradle
index d98e56b952..1442f184c9 100644
--- a/photonlib-java-examples/aimattarget/build.gradle
+++ b/photonlib-java-examples/aimattarget/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id "java"
-    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.1.1-beta-1"
+    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO"
 }
 
 sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
diff --git a/photonlib-java-examples/build.gradle b/photonlib-java-examples/build.gradle
index 35f533e690..68dd2983a2 100644
--- a/photonlib-java-examples/build.gradle
+++ b/photonlib-java-examples/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "6.1.2"
+    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.1.1-beta-2" apply false
 }
 
 apply from: "examples.gradle"
diff --git a/photonlib-java-examples/getinrange/build.gradle b/photonlib-java-examples/getinrange/build.gradle
index 7d6e58895a..7dda3b59b0 100644
--- a/photonlib-java-examples/getinrange/build.gradle
+++ b/photonlib-java-examples/getinrange/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id "java"
-    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.1.1-beta-1"
+    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO"
 }
 
 sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
diff --git a/photonlib-java-examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/photonlib-java-examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 7f959b087a..24c4386e93 100644
--- a/photonlib-java-examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/photonlib-java-examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services\.gradle\.org/distributions/gradle-8\.3-bin\.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services\.gradle\.org/distributions/gradle-8\.4-bin\.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/photonlib-java-examples/simaimandrange/build.gradle b/photonlib-java-examples/simaimandrange/build.gradle
index 7d6e58895a..7dda3b59b0 100644
--- a/photonlib-java-examples/simaimandrange/build.gradle
+++ b/photonlib-java-examples/simaimandrange/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id "java"
-    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.1.1-beta-1"
+    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO"
 }
 
 sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
diff --git a/photonlib-java-examples/swervedriveposeestsim/build.gradle b/photonlib-java-examples/swervedriveposeestsim/build.gradle
index 424e9fa54a..d0be7323ec 100644
--- a/photonlib-java-examples/swervedriveposeestsim/build.gradle
+++ b/photonlib-java-examples/swervedriveposeestsim/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id "java"
-    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO" version "2024.1.1-beta-1"
+    id "edu.wpi.first.GradleRIO"
 }
 
 sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
diff --git a/photonlib-java-examples/swervedriveposeestsim/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/photonlib-java-examples/swervedriveposeestsim/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index d3fb630184..ca8f28abd3 100644
--- a/photonlib-java-examples/swervedriveposeestsim/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/photonlib-java-examples/swervedriveposeestsim/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=permwrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services\.gradle\.org/distributions/gradle-8\.3-bin\.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services\.gradle\.org/distributions/gradle-8\.4-bin\.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=permwrapper/dists
diff --git a/shared/common.gradle b/shared/common.gradle
index e8181507e3..cb4ce3f80b 100644
--- a/shared/common.gradle
+++ b/shared/common.gradle
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ dependencies {
 
     // test stuff
     testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.8.2")
+
+    // wpilib serde
+    implementation 'us.hebi.quickbuf:quickbuf-runtime:1.3.2'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/shared/examples_common.gradle b/shared/examples_common.gradle
index b908c64b5e..5212307f0f 100644
--- a/shared/examples_common.gradle
+++ b/shared/examples_common.gradle
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 task copyPhotonlib() {
     doFirst {
         // Assume publish to maven local has just be run. Kinda curst
-        // // first, invoke gradle to generate the vendor json
-        // try {
-        //     exec {
-        //         commandLine 'gradlew', 'photon-lib:generateVendorJson', '-x', "check"
-        //     }
-        // } catch (Exception e) {
-        //     // ignored
-        // }
 
         def vendorJsonSrc = new File("${rootDir}", "../photon-lib/build/generated/vendordeps/");
         def vendorJsonDst = new File("${projectDir}/vendordeps/");