diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 89a100ef0..96b89a2ef 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ group=com.lokamc.slice
 version=1.20.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT
 
 mcVersion=1.20.1
-paperRef=206dd3af05d9fde6cc66dd0d00d58d6628120f2c
+paperRef=aea9cdd37d87596177d874e7dcb778544be6cb79
 
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
diff --git a/patches/api/0017-Warden-setCanDespawn-API.patch b/patches/api/0017-Warden-setCanDespawn-API.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb34b138d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/api/0017-Warden-setCanDespawn-API.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Cryptite <cryptite@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 11:21:27 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Warden setCanDespawn API
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Warden.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Warden.java
+index efaa45f41bc1dc8df6665c55b4e5ade343d60d4c..36ea5429b9a18a857fd1fea30b52f69a182c7ede 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Warden.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Warden.java
+@@ -111,4 +111,6 @@ public interface Warden extends Monster {
+          */
+         ANGRY;
+     }
+-}
++
++    void setCanDespawn(boolean canDespawn); // Slice
++}
+\ No newline at end of file