diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/VersionUtil.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/VersionUtil.java
index 5983f5838..710e7a172 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/VersionUtil.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/VersionUtil.java
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ public final class VersionUtil {
     public static final BukkitVersion v1_16_5_R01 = BukkitVersion.fromString("1.16.5-R0.1-SNAPSHOT");
     public static final BukkitVersion v1_17_R01 = BukkitVersion.fromString("1.17-R0.1-SNAPSHOT");
     public static final BukkitVersion v1_17_1_R01 = BukkitVersion.fromString("1.17.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT");
-    public static final BukkitVersion v1_18_R01 = BukkitVersion.fromString("1.18-R0.1-SNAPSHOT");
+    public static final BukkitVersion v1_18_1_R01 = BukkitVersion.fromString("1.18.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT");
 
-    private static final Set<BukkitVersion> supportedVersions = ImmutableSet.of(v1_8_8_R01, v1_9_4_R01, v1_10_2_R01, v1_11_2_R01, v1_12_2_R01, v1_13_2_R01, v1_14_4_R01, v1_15_2_R01, v1_16_5_R01, v1_17_1_R01, v1_18_R01);
+    private static final Set<BukkitVersion> supportedVersions = ImmutableSet.of(v1_8_8_R01, v1_9_4_R01, v1_10_2_R01, v1_11_2_R01, v1_12_2_R01, v1_13_2_R01, v1_14_4_R01, v1_15_2_R01, v1_16_5_R01, v1_17_1_R01, v1_18_1_R01);
 
     private static final Map<String, SupportStatus> unsupportedServerClasses;
 
diff --git a/EssentialsDiscord/build.gradle b/EssentialsDiscord/build.gradle
index 43495dfb8..9a8e7fe1f 100644
--- a/EssentialsDiscord/build.gradle
+++ b/EssentialsDiscord/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies {
     }
     implementation 'com.vdurmont:emoji-java:5.1.1'
     implementation 'club.minnced:discord-webhooks:0.7.2'
-    compileOnly 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.0-beta9'
+    compileOnly 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.15.0'
     compileOnly 'me.clip:placeholderapi:2.10.9'
 }
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 658260cc3..15043cb06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ EssentialsX is almost a completely drop-in replacement for Essentials. However,
 
 * **EssentialsX requires Java 8 or higher.** On older versions, the plugin may not work properly.
 
-* **EssentialsX supports Minecraft versions 1.8.8, 1.9.4, 1.10.2, 1.11.2, 1.12.2, 1.13.2, 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, and 1.18**
+* **EssentialsX supports Minecraft versions 1.8.8, 1.9.4, 1.10.2, 1.11.2, 1.12.2, 1.13.2, 1.14.4, 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, and 1.18.1**
 
 
 Support
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/constants.kt b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/constants.kt
index ab3ac4a35..5b10e0b94 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/constants.kt
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/constants.kt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-const val RUN_PAPER_MINECRAFT_VERSION = "1.17.1"
+const val RUN_PAPER_MINECRAFT_VERSION = "1.18.1"
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/essentials.base-conventions.gradle.kts b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/essentials.base-conventions.gradle.kts
index 2ab0139c3..8db28a79b 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/essentials.base-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/essentials.base-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ plugins {
 val baseExtension = extensions.create<EssentialsBaseExtension>("essentials", project)
 
 val checkstyleVersion = "8.36.2"
-val spigotVersion = "1.18-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"
+val spigotVersion = "1.18.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"
 val junit5Version = "5.7.0"
 val mockitoVersion = "3.2.0"
 
diff --git a/providers/NMSReflectionProvider/src/main/java/net/ess3/nms/refl/providers/ReflPersistentDataProvider.java b/providers/NMSReflectionProvider/src/main/java/net/ess3/nms/refl/providers/ReflPersistentDataProvider.java
index bc23bbdb6..41fa62a00 100644
--- a/providers/NMSReflectionProvider/src/main/java/net/ess3/nms/refl/providers/ReflPersistentDataProvider.java
+++ b/providers/NMSReflectionProvider/src/main/java/net/ess3/nms/refl/providers/ReflPersistentDataProvider.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 /**
- * Stores persistent data on 1.18-1.13 in a manner that's consistent with PDC on 1.14+ to enable 
+ * Stores persistent data on 1.8-1.13 in a manner that's consistent with PDC on 1.14+ to enable
  * seamless upgrades.
  */
 public class ReflPersistentDataProvider implements PersistentDataProvider {
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 9e25c0594..8b8c0b786 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
         }
         mavenCentral {
             content { includeGroup("net.kyori") }
+            content { includeGroup("org.apache.logging.log4j") }
         }
     }
     repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS)