diff --git a/dough-api/pom.xml b/dough-api/pom.xml
index 2bda0eb9..1690ac20 100644
--- a/dough-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dough-api/pom.xml
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mojang</groupId>
             <artifactId>authlib</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.25</version>
+            <version>6.0.52</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/dough-skins/pom.xml b/dough-skins/pom.xml
index c31660dd..111e36f0 100644
--- a/dough-skins/pom.xml
+++ b/dough-skins/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mojang</groupId>
             <artifactId>authlib</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.25</version>
+            <version>6.0.52</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/dough-skins/src/main/java/io/github/bakedlibs/dough/skins/CustomGameProfile.java b/dough-skins/src/main/java/io/github/bakedlibs/dough/skins/CustomGameProfile.java
index 8fc6f0e8..8dd84703 100644
--- a/dough-skins/src/main/java/io/github/bakedlibs/dough/skins/CustomGameProfile.java
+++ b/dough-skins/src/main/java/io/github/bakedlibs/dough/skins/CustomGameProfile.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import com.mojang.authlib.properties.PropertyMap;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.SkullMeta;
 
@@ -45,22 +46,24 @@ public final class CustomGameProfile extends GameProfile {
     }
 
     void apply(@Nonnull SkullMeta meta) throws NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException, UnknownServerVersionException {
-        ReflectionUtils.setFieldValue(meta, "profile", this);
 
         // Forces SkullMeta to properly deserialize and serialize the profile
         // setOwnerProfile was added in 1.18, but setOwningPlayer throws a NullPointerException since 1.20.2
         if (MinecraftVersion.get().isAtLeast(MinecraftVersion.parse("1.20"))) {
-            PlayerProfile playerProfile = Bukkit.createPlayerProfile(meta.getOwningPlayer().getUniqueId(), PLAYER_NAME);
+            PlayerProfile playerProfile = Bukkit.createPlayerProfile(UUID.randomUUID(), PLAYER_NAME);
             PlayerTextures playerTextures = playerProfile.getTextures();
             playerTextures.setSkin(this.skinUrl);
             playerProfile.setTextures(playerTextures);
             meta.setOwnerProfile(playerProfile);
         } else {
+            ReflectionUtils.setFieldValue(meta, "profile", this);
+
             meta.setOwningPlayer(meta.getOwningPlayer());
+
+            // Now override the texture again
+            ReflectionUtils.setFieldValue(meta, "profile", this);
         }
 
-        // Now override the texture again
-        ReflectionUtils.setFieldValue(meta, "profile", this);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/dough-skins/src/main/java/io/github/bakedlibs/dough/skins/PlayerSkin.java b/dough-skins/src/main/java/io/github/bakedlibs/dough/skins/PlayerSkin.java
index 25eb843a..a1b97a64 100644
--- a/dough-skins/src/main/java/io/github/bakedlibs/dough/skins/PlayerSkin.java
+++ b/dough-skins/src/main/java/io/github/bakedlibs/dough/skins/PlayerSkin.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 import io.github.bakedlibs.dough.common.DoughLogger;
 
-public final class PlayerSkin {
+public class PlayerSkin {
 
     private static final String ERROR_TOKEN = "error";