diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-and-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-and-coverage.yml
index b9fd456b..6ba0dac2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-and-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-and-coverage.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,18 @@ jobs:
           server-password: PACKAGES_TOKEN
 
       - name: Run Maven Verify
-        run: mvn -U -B -ntp verify
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -o pipefail
+          mkdir -p target/ci
+          mvn -U -B -ntp verify 2>&1 | tee target/ci/maven-verify.log
+
+      - name: Upload CI diagnostics
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: ci-diagnostics
+          path: target/ci
 
       - name: Upload JaCoCo Report
         if: always()
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3cacbcff..336fbcac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
         <!-- Platform and HauntedMC module APIs. -->
-        <adventure.version>4.26.1</adventure.version>
+        <adventure.version>5.2.0</adventure.version>
         <gson.version>2.14.0</gson.version>
-        <paper.version>26.1.2.build.74-stable</paper.version>
+        <paper.version>26.2.build.65-beta</paper.version>
         <dataregistry.version>1.11.5</dataregistry.version>
         <dataprovider.version>3.0.5</dataprovider.version>
         <proxyfeatures.version>2.11.4</proxyfeatures.version>
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
         <!-- Build and test tooling. -->
         <mockito.version>5.23.0</mockito.version>
         <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.15.0</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
+        <maven.enforcer.plugin.version>3.6.2</maven.enforcer.plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <distributionManagement>
@@ -81,6 +82,44 @@
                     <target>25</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven.enforcer.plugin.version}</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>enforce-adventure-5</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>enforce</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <rules>
+                                <bannedDependencies>
+                                    <searchTransitive>true</searchTransitive>
+                                    <excludes>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-api:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-key:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-nbt:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-resource-pack:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-serializer-configurate4:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-text-logger-slf4j:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-text-minimessage:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-ansi:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-commons:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-gson:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-gson-legacy-impl:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-json:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-json-legacy-impl:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-legacy:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-plain:[0,5.0.0)</exclude>
+                                    </excludes>
+                                    <message>Adventure 4.x core modules are not supported. Keep the Adventure core dependency graph on 5.x.</message>
+                                </bannedDependencies>
+                            </rules>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -169,6 +208,13 @@
     </build>
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
+                <artifactId>adventure-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${adventure.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.intellectualsites.bom</groupId>
                 <artifactId>bom-newest</artifactId>
@@ -251,31 +297,26 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
             <artifactId>adventure-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${adventure.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
             <artifactId>adventure-text-minimessage</artifactId>
-            <version>${adventure.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
             <artifactId>adventure-text-serializer-gson</artifactId>
-            <version>${adventure.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
             <artifactId>adventure-text-serializer-legacy</artifactId>
-            <version>${adventure.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
             <artifactId>adventure-text-serializer-plain</artifactId>
-            <version>${adventure.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -401,6 +442,13 @@
             <artifactId>EssentialsX</artifactId>
             <version>${essentialsx.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <!-- Paper provides Adventure; avoid EssentialsX's legacy platform bridge and serializers. -->
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>net.kyori</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>adventure-platform-bukkit</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/hauntedmc/serverfeatures/api/util/text/format/inspect/FormatInspector.java b/src/main/java/nl/hauntedmc/serverfeatures/api/util/text/format/inspect/FormatInspector.java
index c5f668af..afbc50ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/hauntedmc/serverfeatures/api/util/text/format/inspect/FormatInspector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/hauntedmc/serverfeatures/api/util/text/format/inspect/FormatInspector.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ private static boolean hasFormattingRecursive(Component c, Set<ComponentAspect>
         if (aspects.contains(ComponentAspect.TRANSLATABLE) && (c instanceof TranslatableComponent)) return true;
         if (aspects.contains(ComponentAspect.SCORE) && (c instanceof ScoreComponent)) return true;
         if (aspects.contains(ComponentAspect.SELECTOR) && (c instanceof SelectorComponent)) return true;
-        if (aspects.contains(ComponentAspect.NBT) && (c instanceof NBTComponent<?, ?>)) return true;
+        if (aspects.contains(ComponentAspect.NBT) && (c instanceof NBTComponent<?>)) return true;
 
         // Children
         for (Component child : c.children()) {