diff --git a/core/build.gradle.kts b/core/build.gradle.kts
index 62e8f1c17..d5f1c7a72 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ dependencies {
 
     api("com.github.steveice10", "packetlib", Versions.packetlibVersion) {
         exclude("io.netty", "netty-all")
-        // This is still experimental - additionally, it could only really benefit standalone
-        exclude("io.netty.incubator", "netty-incubator-transport-native-io_uring")
     }
 
     implementation("com.nukkitx.network", "raknet", Versions.raknetVersion) {
@@ -63,6 +61,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("io.netty", "netty-transport-native-kqueue", Versions.nettyVersion, null, "osx-x86_64")
 
     // Adventure text serialization
+    implementation("net.kyori", "adventure-text-serializer-gson", Versions.adventureVersion) // Remove when we remove our Adventure bump
     implementation("net.kyori", "adventure-text-serializer-legacy", Versions.adventureVersion)
     implementation("net.kyori", "adventure-text-serializer-plain", Versions.adventureVersion)
 
@@ -75,6 +74,11 @@ dependencies {
     annotationProcessor(projects.ap)
 }
 
+configurations.api {
+    // This is still experimental - additionally, it could only really benefit standalone
+    exclude(group = "io.netty.incubator", module = "netty-incubator-transport-native-io_uring")
+}
+
 configure<BlossomExtension> {
     val indra = the<IndraGitExtension>()