diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d9b17a68..8f923220 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+### Skin Composer Version 55a ###
+* Fixed build error preventing Skin Composer from starting.
+
 ### Skin Composer Version 55 ###
 * Added emoji menu to TextraTypist Playground.
 * Fixed not saving flip, markupEnabled, and scaling font values.
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f70f22a7..8179de3b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -27,35 +27,35 @@ allprojects {
 }
 
 project(":core") {
-    apply plugin: "java-library"
+    apply plugin: "java"
 
     dependencies {
-        api "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx:$gdxVersion"
-        api "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-backend-lwjgl3:$gdxVersion"
-        api "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
-        api "org.lwjgl:lwjgl:3.3.1"
-        api "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-nfd:3.3.1"
-        api "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-nfd:3.3.1:natives-windows"
-        api "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-nfd:3.3.1:natives-linux"
-        api "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-nfd:3.3.1:natives-macos"
-        api "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-nfd:3.3.1:natives-macos-arm64"
-        api "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype:$gdxVersion"
-        api "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
-        api ("com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-tools:$gdxVersion") {
+        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx:$gdxVersion"
+        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-backend-lwjgl3:$gdxVersion"
+        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
+        compile "org.lwjgl:lwjgl:3.3.1"
+        compile "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-nfd:3.3.1"
+        compile "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-nfd:3.3.1:natives-windows"
+        compile "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-nfd:3.3.1:natives-linux"
+        compile "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-nfd:3.3.1:natives-macos"
+        compile "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-nfd:3.3.1:natives-macos-arm64"
+        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype:$gdxVersion"
+        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
+        compile ("com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-tools:$gdxVersion") {
             exclude group: 'com.badlogicgames.gdx', module: 'gdx-backend-lwjgl'
         }
-        api "com.github.raeleus.TenPatch:tenpatch:5.2.3"
-        api "space.earlygrey:shapedrawer:2.2.0"
-        api 'com.squareup:javapoet:1.12.1'
-        api 'com.github.raeleus.stripe:stripe:1.4.1'
-        api ('com.github.raeleus.stripe:colorpicker:1.4.1') {
+        compile "com.github.raeleus.TenPatch:tenpatch:5.2.3"
+        compile "space.earlygrey:shapedrawer:2.2.0"
+        compile 'com.squareup:javapoet:1.12.1'
+        compile 'com.github.raeleus.stripe:stripe:1.4.1'
+        compile ('com.github.raeleus.stripe:colorpicker:1.4.1') {
             exclude group: 'com.github.tommyettinger', module: 'textratypist'
         }
-        api 'com.github.raeleus.stripe:freetype:1.1.0'
-        api 'com.esotericsoftware.spine:spine-libgdx:4.0.18.1'
-        api 'com.github.lyze237:gdx-TinyVG:9a5a6ae9ae'
+        compile 'com.github.raeleus.stripe:freetype:1.1.0'
+        compile 'com.esotericsoftware.spine:spine-libgdx:4.0.18.1'
+        compile 'com.github.lyze237:gdx-TinyVG:9a5a6ae9ae'
 //        compile "com.github.tommyettinger:textratypist:0.7.5"
-        api "com.github.tommyettinger:textratypist:e5155e06c5"
+        compile "com.github.tommyettinger:textratypist:e5155e06c5"
     }
 }