diff --git a/bridge/qb/client/functions.lua b/bridge/qb/client/functions.lua
index ba9bafdc9..21ee856fc 100644
--- a/bridge/qb/client/functions.lua
+++ b/bridge/qb/client/functions.lua
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ functions.RequestAnimDict = lib.requestAnimDict
 functions.PlayAnim = function(animDict, animName, upperbodyOnly, duration)
     local flags = upperbodyOnly and 16 or 0
     local runTime = duration or -1
-    lib.requestAnimDict(animDict)
-    TaskPlayAnim(cache.ped, animDict, animName, 8.0, 3.0, runTime, flags, 0.0, false, false, true)
-    RemoveAnimDict(animDict)
+    lib.playAnim(cache.ped, animDict, animName, 8.0, 3.0, runTime, flags, 0.0, false, false, true)
 end
 
 ---@deprecated use lib.requestModel from ox_lib
diff --git a/modules/utils.lua b/modules/utils.lua
index 7c281b79b..a95baf6c9 100644
--- a/modules/utils.lua
+++ b/modules/utils.lua
@@ -320,9 +320,7 @@ else
     function PlayAnim(animDict, animName, upperbodyOnly, duration) -- luacheck: ignore
         local flags = upperbodyOnly and 16 or 0
         local runTime = duration or -1
-        lib.requestAnimDict(animDict)
-        TaskPlayAnim(cache.ped, animDict, animName, 8.0, 3.0, runTime, flags, 0.0, false, false, true)
-        RemoveAnimDict(animDict)
+        lib.playAnim(cache.ped, animDict, animName, 8.0, 3.0, runTime, flags, 0.0, false, false, true)
     end
 
     ---@deprecated use the GetGamePool native directly
diff --git a/server/main.lua b/server/main.lua
index 90c289c03..8e594fb4b 100644
--- a/server/main.lua
+++ b/server/main.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 lib.versionCheck('Qbox-project/qbx_core')
-assert(lib.checkDependency('ox_lib', '3.16.3', true))
+assert(lib.checkDependency('ox_lib', '3.20.0', true))
 
 ---@type 'strict'|'relaxed'|'inactive'
 local bucketLockDownMode = GetConvar('qbx:bucketlockdownmode', 'inactive')