diff --git a/build-extensions/src/main/kotlin/eu/cloudnetservice/cloudnet/gradle/plugins/CloudNetJavaApiPlugin.kt b/build-extensions/src/main/kotlin/eu/cloudnetservice/cloudnet/gradle/plugins/CloudNetJavaApiPlugin.kt
index 9bc5aabe9a..c28bed713d 100644
--- a/build-extensions/src/main/kotlin/eu/cloudnetservice/cloudnet/gradle/plugins/CloudNetJavaApiPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-extensions/src/main/kotlin/eu/cloudnetservice/cloudnet/gradle/plugins/CloudNetJavaApiPlugin.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.withType
 /**
  * Java version compatibility to apply to all api projects.
  */
-val JAVA_API_COMPATIBILITY = JavaLanguageVersion.of(17)
+val JAVA_API_COMPATIBILITY = JavaLanguageVersion.of(21)
 
 class CloudNetJavaApiPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
   override fun apply(project: Project) {
diff --git a/ext/adventure-helper/src/test/java/eu/cloudnetservice/ext/adventure/AdventureTextFormatLookupTest.java b/ext/adventure-helper/src/test/java/eu/cloudnetservice/ext/adventure/AdventureTextFormatLookupTest.java
index f79053f647..9cb92c43ae 100644
--- a/ext/adventure-helper/src/test/java/eu/cloudnetservice/ext/adventure/AdventureTextFormatLookupTest.java
+++ b/ext/adventure-helper/src/test/java/eu/cloudnetservice/ext/adventure/AdventureTextFormatLookupTest.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 package eu.cloudnetservice.ext.adventure;
 
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextColor;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextDecoration;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextFormat;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ void testFindCharByFormat() {
     Assertions.assertEquals('k', AdventureTextFormatLookup.findFormatChar(TextDecoration.OBFUSCATED));
     Assertions.assertEquals('m', AdventureTextFormatLookup.findFormatChar(TextDecoration.STRIKETHROUGH));
 
-    Assertions.assertNull(AdventureTextFormatLookup.findFormatChar(new TextFormat() {
-    }));
+    Assertions.assertNull(AdventureTextFormatLookup.findFormatChar(TextColor.color(0x123456)));
   }
 }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 741127e344..e8ca872845 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [versions]
 
 # plugins
-indra = "4.0.0"
-shadow = "9.3.1"
+indra = "4.1.0"
+shadow = "9.6.1"
 juppiter = "0.5.0-beta.2"
 spotless = "8.9.0"
 nexusPublish = "2.0.0"
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ gson = "2.14.0"
 guava = "33.6.0-jre"
 
 # testing
-junit = "6.0.3"
-mockito = "5.21.0"
+junit = "6.1.3"
+mockito = "5.23.0"
 testcontainers = "2.0.5"
 
 # compile time processing
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ lombok = "1.18.46"
 javapoet = "1.13.0"
 
 # console
-jline = "3.30.16"
+jline = "4.3.1"
 cloud = "2.0.0-cn1"
 cloudApi = "2.0.0"
 stringSimilarity = "2.0.0"
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ cloudConfirmation = "1.0.0-rc.1"
 # databases
 h2 = "1.4.197" # do not update, leads to database incompatibility
 xodus = "2.0.1"
-mongodb = "5.6.5"
-hikariCp = "7.0.2"
-mysqlConnector = "9.7.0"
+mongodb = "5.9.2"
+hikariCp = "7.1.0"
+mysqlConnector = "26.7.0"
 
 # general
 oshi = "7.4.4"
@@ -41,24 +41,24 @@ gulf = "0.0.1"
 vavr = "1.0.1"
 sshj = "0.40.0"
 aerogel = "3.1.0"
-awsSdk = "2.41.11"
-unirest = "4.7.4"
+awsSdk = "2.52.1"
+unirest = "4.10.1"
 caffeine = "3.2.4"
 reflexion = "2.0.0"
 geantyref = "2.0.1"
 dockerJava = "3.7.1"
-nightConfig = "3.8.4"
+nightConfig = "3.9.0"
 annotations = "26.1.0"
 influxClient = "7.4.0"
 netty = "2025.11.08-3a259e91"
 
 # logging
 slf4j = "2.0.18"
-logback = "1.5.32"
+logback = "1.6.2"
 
 # platform api versions
 sponge = "9.0.0"
-velocity = "3.5.1"
+velocity = "4.0.0"
 waterdogpe = "1.2.4"
 nukkitX = "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
 minestom = "2026.08.07-26.2"
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ minestomExtensions = "1.2.0"
 spigot = "1.8.8-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"
 bungeecord = "26.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"
 limboloohp = "0.7.9-ALPHA"
-folia = "1.21.11-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"
+folia = "26.1.2.build.8-stable"
 
 # platform extensions
-adventure = "4.26.1"
+adventure = "5.2.0"
 modlauncher = "8.1.3"
 npcLib = "3.0.0-beta.17"
 packetEvents = "2.13.0"
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 61285a659d..eddabd2eef 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 19a6bdeb84..69dd0d0404 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.3.0-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.0-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
+retries=0
+retryBackOffMs=500
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index adff685a03..249efbb032 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
-#   Gradle start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
+#   gradlew start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
 #
 #   Important for running:
 #
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #       bash, then to run this script, type that shell name before the whole
 #       command line, like:
 #
-#           ksh Gradle
+#           ksh gradlew
 #
 #       Busybox and similar reduced shells will NOT work, because this script
 #       requires all of these POSIX shell features:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/3d91ce3b8caaf77ad09f381f43615b715b53f72c/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index c4bdd3ab8e..a51ec4f588 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
 @rem
-@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem  gradlew startup script for Windows
 @rem
 @rem ##########################################################################
 
-@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+@rem Set local scope for the variables, and ensure extensions are enabled
+setlocal EnableExtensions
 
 set DIRNAME=%~dp0
 if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ echo. 1>&2
 echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
 echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
-goto fail
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit 1
 
 :findJavaFromJavaHome
 set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
@@ -65,29 +65,18 @@ echo. 1>&2
 echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
 echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
-goto fail
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit 1
 
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
 
 
-@rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
+@rem Execute gradlew
+@rem endlocal doesn't take effect until after the line is parsed and variables are expanded
+@rem which allows us to clear the local environment before executing the java command
+endlocal & "%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %* & call :exitWithErrorLevel
 
-:end
-@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto mainEnd
-
-:fail
-rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
-rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
-set EXIT_CODE=%ERRORLEVEL%
-if %EXIT_CODE% equ 0 set EXIT_CODE=1
-if not ""=="%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit %EXIT_CODE%
-exit /b %EXIT_CODE%
-
-:mainEnd
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
-
-:omega
+:exitWithErrorLevel
+@rem Use "%COMSPEC%" /c exit to allow operators to work properly in scripts
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/modules/bridge/impl/build.gradle.kts b/modules/bridge/impl/build.gradle.kts
index 037dbe94a4..bb0a26fc86 100644
--- a/modules/bridge/impl/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/modules/bridge/impl/build.gradle.kts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ tasks.withType<JavaCompile> {
 
 val zipFileName = "cloudnet_fabric_version_bridge_all.zip"
 val downloadUrl = "https://github.com/CloudNetService/cloudnet-bridge-fabric/releases/latest/download/$zipFileName"
-val includeNestedModJars by tasks.registering(IncludeNestedModJarsTask::class) {
+val includeNestedModJars = tasks.register<IncludeNestedModJarsTask>("includeNestedModJars") {
   dependsOn(tasks.compileJava)
 
   nestedZipDownloadUrl.set(downloadUrl)
diff --git a/modules/bridge/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/modules/bridge/impl/platform/velocity/VelocityBridgePlugin.java b/modules/bridge/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/modules/bridge/impl/platform/velocity/VelocityBridgePlugin.java
index 85a7a4c455..371213b109 100644
--- a/modules/bridge/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/modules/bridge/impl/platform/velocity/VelocityBridgePlugin.java
+++ b/modules/bridge/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/modules/bridge/impl/platform/velocity/VelocityBridgePlugin.java
@@ -68,22 +68,27 @@ public VelocityBridgePlugin(
 
   @Override
   public void onLoad() {
-    // init the bridge management
     this.bridgeManagement.registerServices(this.serviceRegistry);
     this.bridgeManagement.postInit();
-    // register the player listeners
+
     this.proxy.getEventManager().register(this.pluginInstance, this.playerListener);
-    // register the cloud command
-    this.proxy.getCommandManager().register("cloudnet", this.cloudCommand, "cloud");
+
+    var cloudCommandMeta = this.proxy.getCommandManager()
+      .metaBuilder("cloud")
+      .aliases("cloudnet")
+      .build();
+    this.proxy.getCommandManager().register(cloudCommandMeta, this.cloudCommand);
+
     // register the hub command if requested
     if (!this.bridgeManagement.configuration().hubCommandNames().isEmpty()) {
-      // convert to an array for easier access
       var names = this.bridgeManagement.configuration().hubCommandNames().toArray(new String[0]);
-      // register the command
+      var hubCommandMeta = this.proxy.getCommandManager()
+        .metaBuilder(names[0])
+        .aliases(names.length > 1 ? Arrays.copyOfRange(names, 1, names.length) : new String[0])
+        .build();
       this.proxy.getCommandManager().register(
-        names[0],
-        new VelocityHubCommand(this.proxy, this.bridgeManagement),
-        names.length > 1 ? Arrays.copyOfRange(names, 1, names.length) : new String[0]);
+        hubCommandMeta,
+        new VelocityHubCommand(this.proxy, this.bridgeManagement));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/npcs/impl/build.gradle.kts b/modules/npcs/impl/build.gradle.kts
index 7ace39f0aa..b6d342d64a 100644
--- a/modules/npcs/impl/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/modules/npcs/impl/build.gradle.kts
@@ -67,10 +67,8 @@ tasks.shadowJar.configure {
   relocate("com.github.retrooper", "eu.cloudnetservice.modules.npc.relocate.com.packetevents")
   relocate("com.github.juliarn.npclib", "eu.cloudnetservice.modules.npc.relocate.com.github.juliarn.npclib")
 
-  dependencies {
-    exclude("plugin.yml")
-    exclude("META-INF/**", "**/*.html", "module-info.*")
-  }
+  exclude("plugin.yml")
+  exclude("META-INF/**", "**/*.html", "module-info.*")
 
   manifest {
     attributes["paperweight-mappings-namespace"] = "mojang"
diff --git a/node/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/node/impl/console/JLine3Console.java b/node/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/node/impl/console/JLine3Console.java
index 2020d5f955..3de347f6e1 100644
--- a/node/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/node/impl/console/JLine3Console.java
+++ b/node/impl/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/node/impl/console/JLine3Console.java
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public void prompt(@NonNull String prompt) {
 
   @Override
   public int width() {
-    return this.terminal.getWidth();
+    return this.terminal.getColumns();
   }
 
   @Override