diff --git a/adapters/build.gradle.kts b/adapters/build.gradle.kts
index 6c2fabe..95ad3c0 100644
--- a/adapters/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/adapters/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.21.8-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
+    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.21.9-pre2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
 }
 
 publishing {
diff --git a/paper/build.gradle.kts b/paper/build.gradle.kts
index d33b51f..bf4097b 100644
--- a/paper/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/paper/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.21.8-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
+    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.21.9-pre2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
 
     api(project(":version-checker")) {
         exclude("com.google.code.gson", "gson")