diff --git a/bungee/pom.xml b/bungee/pom.xml
index a3b2993c..b69a4de0 100644
--- a/bungee/pom.xml
+++ b/bungee/pom.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
       <artifactId>common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- following dependencies are relocated -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>cloud.commandframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>cloud-bungee</artifactId>
@@ -89,6 +90,18 @@
             <goals>
               <goal>shade</goal>
             </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <relocations>
+                <relocation>
+                  <pattern>cloud.commandframework</pattern>
+                  <shadedPattern>org.geysermc.floodgate.shaded.cloud.commandframework</shadedPattern>
+                </relocation>
+                <relocation>
+                  <pattern>net.kyori</pattern>
+                  <shadedPattern>org.geysermc.floodgate.shaded.net.kyori</shadedPattern>
+                </relocation>
+              </relocations>
+            </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
         <configuration>
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index b00667b5..f3e2e5d8 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
       <artifactId>adventure-api</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.1</version>
+      <version>${adventure-api.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>cloud.commandframework</groupId>
diff --git a/database/mysql/pom.xml b/database/mysql/pom.xml
index 58d67dd6..8aa08b14 100644
--- a/database/mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/database/mysql/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
             <goals>
               <goal>shade</goal>
             </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <relocations>
+                <relocation>
+                  <pattern>org.mariadb</pattern>
+                  <shadedPattern>org.geysermc.floodgate.shaded.org.mariadb</shadedPattern>
+                </relocation>
+              </relocations>
+            </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
         <configuration>
diff --git a/database/sqlite/pom.xml b/database/sqlite/pom.xml
index e8031a6d..a3874329 100644
--- a/database/sqlite/pom.xml
+++ b/database/sqlite/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
             <goals>
               <goal>shade</goal>
             </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <relocations>
+                <relocation>
+                  <pattern>org.sqlite</pattern>
+                  <shadedPattern>org.geysermc.floodgate.shaded.org.sqlite</shadedPattern>
+                </relocation>
+              </relocations>
+            </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
         <configuration>
diff --git a/database/sqlite/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/database/SqliteDatabase.java b/database/sqlite/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/database/SqliteDatabase.java
index 67c753a5..b57e77da 100644
--- a/database/sqlite/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/database/SqliteDatabase.java
+++ b/database/sqlite/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/database/SqliteDatabase.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class SqliteDatabase extends CommonPlayerLink {
         Path databasePath = dataDirectory.resolve("linked-players.db");
         try {
             Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC");
-            connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:" + databasePath.toString());
+            connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:" + databasePath);
             try (Statement statement = connection.createStatement()) {
                 statement.executeUpdate(
                         "create table if not exists LinkedPlayers (bedrockId string, javaUniqueId string, javaUsername string)"
diff --git a/spigot/pom.xml b/spigot/pom.xml
index 348d9302..a3abfa03 100644
--- a/spigot/pom.xml
+++ b/spigot/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
       <artifactId>common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- the following dependencies are (also) relocated -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>cloud.commandframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>cloud-bukkit</artifactId>
@@ -111,6 +112,14 @@
             </goals>
             <configuration>
               <relocations>
+                <relocation>
+                  <pattern>cloud.commandframework</pattern>
+                  <shadedPattern>org.geysermc.floodgate.shaded.cloud.commandframework</shadedPattern>
+                </relocation>
+                <relocation>
+                  <pattern>net.kyori</pattern>
+                  <shadedPattern>org.geysermc.floodgate.shaded.net.kyori</shadedPattern>
+                </relocation>
                 <!-- hack to make pre 1.12 work -->
                 <relocation>
                   <pattern>com.google.common</pattern>
diff --git a/velocity/pom.xml b/velocity/pom.xml
index 63d0d774..e28709c8 100644
--- a/velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/velocity/pom.xml
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
       <version>${cloud.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- the following common dependencies are already present on the platform -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
+      <artifactId>adventure-api</artifactId>
+      <version>${adventure-api.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
@@ -107,6 +113,14 @@
             <goals>
               <goal>shade</goal>
             </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <relocations>
+                <relocation>
+                  <pattern>cloud.commandframework</pattern>
+                  <shadedPattern>org.geysermc.floodgate.shaded.cloud.commandframework</shadedPattern>
+                </relocation>
+              </relocations>
+            </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
         <configuration>