diff --git a/api/build.gradle.kts b/api/build.gradle.kts
index 1f885a4b..04c2329e 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description = "A resource-pack library for Minecraft: Java Edition."
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnlyApi("org.jetbrains:annotations:23.0.0")
-    api("net.kyori:adventure-key:4.9.3")
+    api("net.kyori:adventure-key:4.16.0")
     api("net.kyori:adventure-api:4.14.0")
     implementation("net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-legacy:4.14.0")
 }
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