diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97fe5d1a..350a5165 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
-.gradle
+# Mac filesystem dust
+.DS_Store/
+.DS_Store
+
+# Linux temp files
+*~
+
+# IntelliJ
+*.iml
 .idea
+
+# Gradle
+!gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+.gradle
 build
 outs
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 45bd598a..174a3b5e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ dependencies {
     // Multi World plugin, https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/multiverse-core.390/
     compileOnly("com.onarandombox.multiversecore:multiverse-core:4.3.14")
     // EssentialsX plugin
-    compileOnly("net.essentialsx:EssentialsX:2.20.1")
+    compileOnly("net.essentialsx:EssentialsX:2.20.1") {
+        exclude("io.papermc", "paperlib")
+    }
     // BCrypt implementation
     implementation("at.favre.lib:bcrypt:0.10.2")
     // PlaceholderAPI
@@ -113,11 +115,11 @@ dependencies {
         exclude("org.checkerframework", "checker-qual")
     }
     // Required to mock the LuckPerms API
-    testImplementation("org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.40.0")
+    testImplementation("org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.48.0")
     // Universal Scheduler
     implementation("com.github.Anon8281:UniversalScheduler:0.1.6")
     // JDBC drivers for datasource integration tests
-    testImplementation("org.xerial:sqlite-jdbc:3.46.0.0")
+    testImplementation("org.xerial:sqlite-jdbc:3.47.1.0")
     compileOnly("com.h2database:h2:2.2.224")
 }
 
@@ -127,14 +129,15 @@ tasks {
             expand(project.properties)
         }
     }
+
     build { dependsOn(shadowJar) }
+
     // ShadowJar Config
     shadowJar {
         // Options
-        archiveAppendix.set("")
-        archiveClassifier.set("")
-        archiveBaseName.set("AuthMe")
+        archiveFileName = "AuthMe-${project.version}.${archiveExtension.get()}"
         destinationDirectory.set(file("$rootDir/outs"))
+        exclude("META-INF/**")
         // Libraries Relocate
         relocate("org.apache.http", "fr.xephi.authme.libs.org.apache.http")
         relocate("org.apache.commons", "fr.xephi.authme.libs.org.apache.commons")
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 4bc8bdbc..71007ff5 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 group=fr.xephi
 version=5.7.0-FORK-b53
 mainClass = fr.xephi.authme.AuthMe
-authors = [sgdc3, games647, Hex3l, krusic22]
\ No newline at end of file
+authors = [sgdc3, games647, Hex3l, krusic22]
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index e6441136..a4b76b95 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 e2847c82..e18bc253 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-8.11.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.12.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index b740cf13..f3b75f3b 100644
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
@@ -84,7 +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 "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && pwd -P ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( 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
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index 25da30db..9d21a218 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 @rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
+@rem SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+@rem
 
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index bfc72a3c..36cb0244 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-rootProject.name = "authme"
+rootProject.name = "AuthMeReReloaded"
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index a2818877..86cc32db 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: ${project.name}
 # noinspection YAMLSchemaValidation
 authors: ${project.authors}
 website: https://github.com/HaHaWTH/AuthMeReReloaded/
-description: A fork of AuthMeReloaded that contains bug fixes
+description: ${project.description}
 # noinspection YAMLSchemaValidation
 main: ${project.mainClass}
 folia-supported: true