diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 983ef45e..122aed64 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.49.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/bungee/pom.xml b/bungee/pom.xml
index e7e6885c..2fef754d 100644
--- a/bungee/pom.xml
+++ b/bungee/pom.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,17 @@
 
   <artifactId>bungee</artifactId>
 
+  <properties>
+    <bungeecord.commit>bda1605</bungeecord.commit>
+    <gson.version>2.8.0</gson.version>
+    <guava.version>21.0</guava.version>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.SpigotMC.BungeeCord</groupId>
       <artifactId>bungeecord-proxy</artifactId>
-      <version>a7c6ede</version>
+      <version>${bungeecord.commit}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -44,19 +50,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.5</version>
+      <version>${gson.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-      <version>21.0</version>
+      <version>${guava.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
       <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-      <version>1.27</version>
+      <version>${snakeyaml.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
@@ -112,6 +118,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <finalName>${outputName}</finalName>
           <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
+          <outputDirectory>D:\Intellij\localserver\bungee\plugins</outputDirectory>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index f3e2e5d8..2ede5f9c 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -12,23 +12,25 @@
 
   <artifactId>common</artifactId>
 
+  <properties>
+    <java-websocket.version>1.5.2</java-websocket.version>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.geysermc.floodgate</groupId>
+      <artifactId>api</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.geysermc.cumulus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>cumulus</artifactId>
+      <version>${cumulus.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.inject</groupId>
       <artifactId>guice</artifactId>
-      <version>5.0.0-BETA-1</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-      <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.49.Final</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-      <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.49.Final</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
+      <version>${guice.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.nukkitx.fastutil</groupId>
@@ -43,17 +45,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.java-websocket</groupId>
       <artifactId>Java-WebSocket</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.geysermc.floodgate</groupId>
-      <artifactId>api</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.geysermc.cumulus</groupId>
-      <artifactId>cumulus</artifactId>
-      <version>${cumulus.version}</version>
+      <version>${java-websocket.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
@@ -68,8 +60,20 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
       <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-      <version>1.27</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <version>${snakeyaml.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <!-- present on all platforms -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/command/main/MainCommand.java b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/command/main/MainCommand.java
index 1fae9275..94cb200c 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/command/main/MainCommand.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/command/main/MainCommand.java
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ public final class MainCommand implements FloodgateCommand {
 
     @Override
     public void execute(CommandContext<UserAudience> context) {
-        StringBuilder helpMessage = new StringBuilder(28)
-                .append("Available subcommands are:\n");
+        StringBuilder helpMessage = new StringBuilder("Available subcommands are:\n");
 
         for (SubCommand subCommand : SubCommand.VALUES) {
             helpMessage.append('\n').append(COLOR_CHAR).append('b')
diff --git a/database/mysql/pom.xml b/database/mysql/pom.xml
index 8aa08b14..93410f1c 100644
--- a/database/mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/database/mysql/pom.xml
@@ -12,17 +12,21 @@
 
   <artifactId>mysql</artifactId>
 
+  <properties>
+    <mariadb-client.version>2.7.4</mariadb-client.version>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mariadb.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.1</version>
+      <version>${mariadb-client.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geysermc.floodgate</groupId>
       <artifactId>common</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${parent.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/database/sqlite/pom.xml b/database/sqlite/pom.xml
index e8031a6d..a418fa6e 100644
--- a/database/sqlite/pom.xml
+++ b/database/sqlite/pom.xml
@@ -12,17 +12,21 @@
 
   <artifactId>sqlite</artifactId>
 
+  <properties>
+    <sqlite-jdbc.version>3.36.0.3</sqlite-jdbc.version>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
       <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>3.30.1</version>
+      <version>${sqlite-jdbc.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geysermc.floodgate</groupId>
       <artifactId>common</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${parent.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d9d43a1d..800c94a8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,14 +45,18 @@
   </issueManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <geyser.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</geyser.version>
+    <geyser.version>1.4.2-SNAPSHOT</geyser.version>
     <cumulus.version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</cumulus.version>
     <spigot.version>1.13-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</spigot.version>
-    <velocity.version>1.1.0</velocity.version>
-    <cloud.version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</cloud.version>
-    <adventure-api.version>4.5.0</adventure-api.version>
-    <adventure-platform.version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</adventure-platform.version>
     <fastutil.version>8.5.3</fastutil.version>
+    <lombok.version>1.18.20</lombok.version>
+    <guice.version>5.0.1</guice.version>
+
+    <netty.version>4.1.49.Final</netty.version>
+    <snakeyaml.version>1.28</snakeyaml.version>
+    <cloud.version>1.5.0</cloud.version>
+    <adventure-api.version>4.9.1</adventure-api.version>
+    <adventure-platform.version>4.0.0</adventure-platform.version>
 
     <outputName>floodgate-${project.name}</outputName>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -65,19 +69,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
       <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-      <version>1.18.20</version>
+      <version>${lombok.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <repositories>
-    <!-- todo remove once Cloud 1.5.0 has been released-->
-    <repository>
-      <id>incendo-snapshots</id>
-      <url>https://repo.incendo.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
-
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/spigot/pom.xml b/spigot/pom.xml
index b83020f6..30ba5c91 100644
--- a/spigot/pom.xml
+++ b/spigot/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
 
   <artifactId>spigot</artifactId>
 
+  <properties>
+    <authlib.version>1.5.21</authlib.version>
+    <guava.version>21.0</guava.version>
+    <gson.version>2.8.5</gson.version>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.spigotmc</groupId>
@@ -22,26 +28,26 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.mojang</groupId>
       <artifactId>authlib</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.21</version>
+      <version>${authlib.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.43.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.43.Final</version>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- part of a hack to make pre 1.12 work -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-      <version>21.0</version>
+      <version>${guava.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- end of hack -->
@@ -70,13 +76,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.5</version>
+      <version>${gson.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
       <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-      <version>1.27</version>
+      <version>${snakeyaml.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/velocity/pom.xml b/velocity/pom.xml
index b7fa6b98..c93f97d3 100644
--- a/velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/velocity/pom.xml
@@ -13,34 +13,13 @@
   <artifactId>velocity</artifactId>
 
   <properties>
+    <velocity.version>3.0.1</velocity.version>
     <log4j.version>2.11.2</log4j.version>
+    <gson.version>2.8.8</gson.version>
+    <guava.version>25.1-jre</guava.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.velocitypowered</groupId>
-      <artifactId>velocity-api</artifactId>
-      <version>${velocity.version}</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${log4j.version}</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-      <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.43.Final</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-      <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.43.Final</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geysermc.floodgate</groupId>
       <artifactId>common</artifactId>
@@ -61,19 +40,50 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.5</version>
+      <version>${gson.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-      <version>21.0</version>
+      <version>${guava.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.inject</groupId>
+      <artifactId>guice</artifactId>
+      <version>${guice.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <!-- SnakeYaml is included in Configurate  -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
       <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-      <version>1.27</version>
+      <version>${snakeyaml.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.velocitypowered</groupId>
+      <artifactId>velocity-api</artifactId>
+      <version>${velocity.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+      <version>${log4j.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+      <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
+      <version>${netty.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
@@ -131,6 +141,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <finalName>${outputName}</finalName>
           <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
+          <outputDirectory>D:\Intellij\localserver\velocity\plugins</outputDirectory>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/player/VelocityUserAudience.java b/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/player/VelocityUserAudience.java
index 4e0b4313..29384737 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/player/VelocityUserAudience.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/player/VelocityUserAudience.java
@@ -72,9 +72,13 @@ public abstract class VelocityUserAudience implements UserAudience, ForwardingAu
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void sendMessage(@NonNull Identity source, @NonNull Component message,
-                            @NonNull MessageType type) {
-        this.source.sendMessage(source, message, type);
+    public void sendMessage(
+            @NonNull Identity source,
+            @NonNull Component message,
+            @NonNull MessageType type) {
+        // apparently the console doesn't implement sendMessage with MessageType,
+        // so we'll just ignore it
+        this.source.sendMessage(source, message);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -111,9 +115,13 @@ public abstract class VelocityUserAudience implements UserAudience, ForwardingAu
             implements PlayerAudience {
         private final boolean online;
 
-        public VelocityPlayerAudience(UUID uuid, String username, String locale,
-                                      CommandSource source, boolean online,
-                                      CommandUtil commandUtil) {
+        public VelocityPlayerAudience(
+                UUID uuid,
+                String username,
+                String locale,
+                CommandSource source,
+                boolean online,
+                CommandUtil commandUtil) {
             super(uuid, username, locale, source, commandUtil);
             this.online = online;
         }