diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5314d240..0830dae5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ plugins {
 allprojects {
     apply plugin: 'java'
 
-    tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
+    tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
         options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
     }
 
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ allprojects {
 
     sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_16
     targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_16
+
 }
 
 apply from: 'env-variables.gradle'
@@ -44,10 +45,6 @@ println "Version: ${getVersion()}"
 
 description = ""
 
-tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
-    options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
-}
-
 configurations {
     // configuration that holds jars to copy into lib
     implementation.extendsFrom(includeLibs)
@@ -119,14 +116,14 @@ minecraftServerConfig {
     jvmArgument = ["-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=5005", "-DIReallyKnowWhatIAmDoingISwear=true"]
 }
 
-tasks.withType(Jar) {
+tasks.withType(Jar).configureEach {
     duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.WARN
 }
 
 /**
  * Will build then copy it to the minecraft server folder for use with the launch task and dev tools plugin
  */
-task copyPlugin() {
+tasks.register('copyPlugin') {
     dependsOn(build)
     doLast {
         copy {
diff --git a/bungee/build.gradle b/bungee/build.gradle
index 01e6166d..80e0b85e 100644
--- a/bungee/build.gradle
+++ b/bungee/build.gradle
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ apply plugin: 'idea'
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 apply plugin: 'java'
 
-tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
-    options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
-}
-
 configurations {
     // configuration that holds jars to copy into lib
     includeLibs
@@ -22,15 +18,15 @@ repositories {
 // includeLibs just says to include the library in the final jar
 dependencies {
     //includeLibs group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version:'2.8.2'
-    implementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version:'2.8.2'
+    implementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.8.9'
     //includeLibs group: 'com.google.inject', name: 'guice', version:'4.0'
     implementation group: 'com.google.inject', name: 'guice', version:'4.0'
-    implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '29.0-jre'
+    implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '33.2.0-jre'
 
     // For spigot api
     implementation "org.spigotmc:spigot-api:1.16.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"
 
-    // For bukkit api
+    // For bungee api
     implementation "net.md-5:bungeecord-api:1.15-SNAPSHOT"
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +38,8 @@ jar {
 // Loom will automatically attach sourcesJar to a RemapSourcesJar task and to the "build" task
 // if it is present.
 // If you remove this task, sources will not be generated.
-task sourcesJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: classes) {
-    classifier = 'sources'
+tasks.register('sourcesJar', Jar) {
+    dependsOn classes
+    getArchiveClassifier().set('sources')
     from sourceSets.main.allSource
 }
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 6440bed5..0b2f6656 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 apply plugin: 'idea'
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 
-tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
-    options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
-}
-
 configurations {
     // configuration that holds jars to copy into lib
     includeLibs
@@ -19,13 +15,13 @@ repositories {
 
 // includeLibs just says to include the library in the final jar
 dependencies {
-    includeLibs group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version:'2.8.7'
-    implementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version:'2.8.7'
+    includeLibs group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.8.9'
+    implementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version:'2.8.9'
     includeLibs group: 'com.google.inject', name: 'guice', version:'5.0.1'
     implementation group: 'com.google.inject', name: 'guice', version:'5.0.1'
-    implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '30.1.1-jre'
-    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-buffer', version: '4.1.53.Final'
-    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-codec', version: '4.1.53.Final'
+    implementation group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '33.2.0-jre'
+    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-buffer', version: '4.1.109.Final'
+    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-codec', version: '4.1.109.Final'
 }
 
 jar {
@@ -36,7 +32,7 @@ jar {
 
 // Set SPIGOT_LOC to the location of your server and SPIGOT_JAR as the name of the jar file in the server you want to run
 // DIReallyKnowWhatIAmDoingISwear is to remove the stupid pause spigot has at the start
-task runJar() {
+tasks.register('runJar') {
     doLast {
         javaexec {
             main "-jar"
diff --git a/spigot/build.gradle b/spigot/build.gradle
index 364d6de1..3aa1eac4 100644
--- a/spigot/build.gradle
+++ b/spigot/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "org.spigotmc:spigot-api:1.13-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"
     implementation "net.md-5:bungeecord-api:1.16-R0.4"
     implementation "com.mojang:authlib:3.5.41"
-    implementation group: 'com.google.inject', name: 'guice', version:'5.0.1'
+    implementation "com.google.inject:guice:5.0.1"
     // Be careful to only use what you need to from paper, otherwise it will become incompatible with spigot.
     //compileOnly 'com.destroystokyo.paper:paper-api:1.16.5-R0.1-SNAPSHOT'
 }