diff --git a/bootstrap/spigot/build.gradle.kts b/bootstrap/spigot/build.gradle.kts
index feabfdd7a..3a6c6b976 100644
--- a/bootstrap/spigot/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bootstrap/spigot/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id("geyser.platform-conventions")
     id("geyser.modrinth-uploading-conventions")
+    alias(libs.plugins.runpaper)
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -90,3 +91,9 @@ modrinth {
         "1.19.1", "1.19.2", "1.19.3", "1.19.4", "1.20", "1.20.1", "1.20.2", "1.20.3", "1.20.4", "1.20.5", "1.20.6")
     loaders.addAll("spigot", "paper")
 }
+
+tasks {
+    runServer {
+        minecraftVersion(libs.versions.runpaperversion.get())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bootstrap/standalone/build.gradle.kts b/bootstrap/standalone/build.gradle.kts
index b210693c1..e794c266c 100644
--- a/bootstrap/standalone/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bootstrap/standalone/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     id("geyser.platform-conventions")
 }
 
-val terminalConsoleVersion = "1.2.0"
-val jlineVersion = "3.21.0"
-
 dependencies {
     api(projects.core)
 
diff --git a/bootstrap/velocity/build.gradle.kts b/bootstrap/velocity/build.gradle.kts
index 05035e271..eec6c23d6 100644
--- a/bootstrap/velocity/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bootstrap/velocity/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id("geyser.platform-conventions")
     id("geyser.modrinth-uploading-conventions")
+    alias(libs.plugins.runvelocity)
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -83,3 +84,9 @@ modrinth {
     uploadFile.set(tasks.getByPath("shadowJar"))
     loaders.addAll("velocity")
 }
+
+tasks {
+    runVelocity {
+        version(libs.versions.runvelocityversion.get())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 3ab475829..15691e2d9 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ mixin = "0.8.5"
 mixinextras = "0.3.5"
 minecraft = "1.21.4"
 mockito = "5.+"
+runtask = "2.3.1"
+runpaperversion = "1.21.4"
+runvelocityversion = "3.4.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 # plugin versions
 indra = "3.1.3"
@@ -150,6 +153,8 @@ minotaur = { group = "com.modrinth.minotaur", name = "Minotaur", version.ref = "
 [plugins]
 indra = { id = "net.kyori.indra", version.ref = "indra" }
 blossom = { id = "net.kyori.blossom", version.ref = "blossom" }
+runvelocity = { id = "xyz.jpenilla.run-velocity", version.ref = "runtask" }
+runpaper = { id = "xyz.jpenilla.run-paper", version.ref = "runtask" }
 
 [bundles]
 jackson = [ "jackson-annotations", "jackson-databind", "jackson-dataformat-yaml" ]