diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e417f3549..f451aff19 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ buildscript {
 
 plugins {
     id "architectury-plugin" version "3.4-SNAPSHOT"
-    id "dev.architectury.loom" version "1.1-SNAPSHOT" apply false
+    id "dev.architectury.loom" version "1.4-SNAPSHOT" apply false
     id "org.cadixdev.licenser" version "0.6.1"
-    id "io.github.juuxel.loom-vineflower" version "1.11.0" apply false
     id "me.shedaniel.unified-publishing" version "0.1.+" apply false
     id "maven-publish"
 }
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ architectury {
 
 subprojects {
     apply plugin: "dev.architectury.loom"
-    apply plugin: "io.github.juuxel.loom-vineflower"
 
     loom {
         silentMojangMappingsLicense()
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ allprojects {
 
     tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
         options.encoding = "UTF-8"
-        options.release = 16
+        options.release = 17
     }
 
     javadoc {
diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/dev/architectury/hooks/level/entity/forge/PlayerHooksImpl.java b/forge/src/main/java/dev/architectury/hooks/level/entity/forge/PlayerHooksImpl.java
index 6eb9a1fe6..720e778fd 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/dev/architectury/hooks/level/entity/forge/PlayerHooksImpl.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/dev/architectury/hooks/level/entity/forge/PlayerHooksImpl.java
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
 package dev.architectury.hooks.level.entity.forge;
 
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
-import net.minecraftforge.common.util.FakePlayer;
 
 public class PlayerHooksImpl {
     public static boolean isFake(Player playerEntity) {
-        return playerEntity instanceof FakePlayer;
+        return playerEntity instanceof ServerPlayer && playerEntity.getClass() != ServerPlayer.class;
     }
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 9b5bfe49e..a30c3aa64 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fabric_loader_version=0.14.22
 fabric_api_version=0.89.1+1.20.2
 mod_menu_version=7.0.0
 
-forge_version=48.0.1
+forge_version=48.0.38
 
 curseforge_id=419699
 modrinth_id=lhGA9TYQ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index f72df95a7..e411586a5 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists