diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index abd38eabf..45bd598aa 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     `java-library`
     `maven-publish`
-    id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "8.1.1"
+    id("com.gradleup.shadow") version "9.0.0-beta4"
 }
 
 description = "Fork of the first authentication plugin for the Bukkit API!"
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@ repositories {
     maven("https://repo.essentialsx.net/releases/")
     maven("https://repo.dmulloy2.net/nexus/repository/releases/")
     maven("https://repo.dmulloy2.net/nexus/repository/snapshots/")
-    maven("https://repo.onarandombox.com/content/repositories/multiverse/")
-    maven("https://repo.onarandombox.com/content/repositories/multiverse-snapshots/")
-    maven("https://nexuslite.gcnt.net/repos/other/")
+    maven("https://repo.onarandombox.com/multiverse-releases")
     maven("https://jitpack.io/")
-    maven("https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/")
+    maven("https://repo.extendedclip.com/content/repositories/placeholderapi/")
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -94,9 +92,6 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly("net.luckperms:api:5.4")
     // PermissionsEx plugin
     compileOnly("ru.tehkode:PermissionsEx:1.23.5-SNAPSHOT")
-    // Dependencies used by HAProxy feature
-//    implementation("io.netty:netty-codec-haproxy:4.1.104.Final")
-//    compileOnly("commons-validator:commons-validator:1.8.0")
     // zPermissions plugin
     compileOnly("org.tyrannyofheaven.bukkit:zPermissions:1.4.3-SNAPSHOT") {
         exclude("org.avaje", "ebean")
@@ -104,11 +99,13 @@ dependencies {
     // Vault, https://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/vault/
     compileOnly("net.milkbowl.vault:VaultAPI:1.7")
     // Multi World plugin, https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/multiverse-core.390/
-    compileOnly("com.onarandombox.multiversecore:Multiverse-Core:4.3.1")
+    compileOnly("com.onarandombox.multiversecore:multiverse-core:4.3.14")
     // EssentialsX plugin
     compileOnly("net.essentialsx:EssentialsX:2.20.1")
     // BCrypt implementation
     implementation("at.favre.lib:bcrypt:0.10.2")
+    // PlaceholderAPI
+    compileOnly("me.clip:placeholderapi:2.11.6")
     // XAuth, another authentication plugin, required by the database converter
     compileOnly("de.luricos.bukkit:xAuth:2.6.1-SNAPSHOT")
     implementation("ch.jalu:datasourcecolumns:0.1.1-SNAPSHOT")
@@ -125,6 +122,11 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 tasks {
+    processResources {
+        filesMatching("**/*.yml") {
+            expand(project.properties)
+        }
+    }
     build { dependsOn(shadowJar) }
     // ShadowJar Config
     shadowJar {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 95a9328ad..4bc8bdbcb 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 group=fr.xephi
-version=5.6.0-FORK-b50
\ No newline at end of file
+version=5.7.0-FORK-b53
+mainClass = fr.xephi.authme.AuthMe
+authors = [sgdc3, games647, Hex3l, krusic22]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index a4413138c..e2847c820 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-8.8-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 7203312c3..a28188775 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # noinspection YAMLSchemaValidation
-name: ${pluginDescription.name}
+name: ${project.name}
 # noinspection YAMLSchemaValidation
-authors: [${pluginDescription.authors}]
+authors: ${project.authors}
 website: https://github.com/HaHaWTH/AuthMeReReloaded/
 description: A fork of AuthMeReloaded that contains bug fixes
 # noinspection YAMLSchemaValidation
-main: ${pluginDescription.main}
+main: ${project.mainClass}
 folia-supported: true
-version: 5.7.0-FORK-b53
+version: ${project.version}
 api-version: 1.13
 softdepend:
     - Vault