diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 31606f0..7398a92 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2021 Sheldan
+Copyright (c) 2022 Sheldan
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/application/oneplus-bot-customizations/moderation-custom/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/custom/moderation/listener/WarningAddedListener.java b/application/oneplus-bot-customizations/moderation-custom/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/custom/moderation/listener/WarningAddedListener.java
index d36d6ba..653fa27 100644
--- a/application/oneplus-bot-customizations/moderation-custom/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/custom/moderation/listener/WarningAddedListener.java
+++ b/application/oneplus-bot-customizations/moderation-custom/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/custom/moderation/listener/WarningAddedListener.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.custom.moderation.config.ModerationCustomFeatureD
 import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.custom.moderation.config.ModerationCustomPostTarget;
 import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.custom.moderation.model.template.WarningThresholdNotificationModel;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.TextChannel;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.GuildMessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class WarningAddedListener implements WarningCreatedListener {
 
             Long channelId = model.getWarningChannelId();
             Long warnedUserId = model.getWarnedUserId();
-            TextChannel channel = channelService.getTextChannelFromServer(serverId, channelId);
+            GuildMessageChannel channel = channelService.getMessageChannelFromServer(serverId, channelId);
             WarningThresholdNotificationModel notificationModel = WarningThresholdNotificationModel
                     .builder()
                     .channelDisplay(ChannelDisplay.fromChannel(channel))
diff --git a/application/oneplus-bot-modules/faq/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/faq/command/FAQ.java b/application/oneplus-bot-modules/faq/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/faq/command/FAQ.java
index 9bd1fd8..53f8e30 100644
--- a/application/oneplus-bot-modules/faq/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/faq/command/FAQ.java
+++ b/application/oneplus-bot-modules/faq/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/faq/command/FAQ.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.modules.faq.config.FAQFeatureDefinition;
 import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.modules.faq.config.FAQModuleDefinition;
 import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.modules.faq.models.command.faq.FAQResponseModel;
 import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.modules.faq.service.FAQResponseServiceBean;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.GuildMessageChannel;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.TextChannel;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public class FAQ extends AbstractConditionableCommand {
         String commandName;
         if(!parameters.isEmpty()) {
             commandName = (String) parameters.get(0);
-            TextChannel channel;
+            GuildMessageChannel channel;
             if (parameters.size() == 2) {
                 channel = (TextChannel) parameters.get(1);
             } else {
diff --git a/application/oneplus-bot-modules/faq/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/faq/service/FAQResponseServiceBean.java b/application/oneplus-bot-modules/faq/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/faq/service/FAQResponseServiceBean.java
index 78ab7ca..1d85eab 100644
--- a/application/oneplus-bot-modules/faq/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/faq/service/FAQResponseServiceBean.java
+++ b/application/oneplus-bot-modules/faq/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/faq/service/FAQResponseServiceBean.java
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.modules.faq.service.management.FAQChannelGroupCom
 import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.modules.faq.service.management.FAQCommandAliasManagementService;
 import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.modules.faq.service.management.FAQCommandManagementServiceBean;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.ISnowflake;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.SelfUser;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.TextChannel;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.User;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.*;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ public class FAQResponseServiceBean {
     @Autowired
     private FAQResponseServiceBean self;
 
-    public CompletableFuture<FAQResponseModel> loadFAQResponse(String commandName, TextChannel textChannel) {
+    public CompletableFuture<FAQResponseModel> loadFAQResponse(String commandName, GuildMessageChannel textChannel) {
         AServer server = serverManagementService.loadServer(textChannel.getGuild().getIdLong());
         Optional<FAQCommand> faqCommandOptional = faqCommandManagementServiceBean.findByNameAndServer(commandName, server);
         if(!faqCommandOptional.isPresent()) {
diff --git a/application/oneplus-bot-modules/news/pom.xml b/application/oneplus-bot-modules/news/pom.xml
index 7e7ee04..d8a04d4 100644
--- a/application/oneplus-bot-modules/news/pom.xml
+++ b/application/oneplus-bot-modules/news/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>dev.sheldan.abstracto.scheduling</groupId>
+            <artifactId>scheduling-int</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/application/oneplus-bot-modules/news/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/news/service/NewsServiceBean.java b/application/oneplus-bot-modules/news/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/news/service/NewsServiceBean.java
index 6c56931..67c847e 100644
--- a/application/oneplus-bot-modules/news/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/news/service/NewsServiceBean.java
+++ b/application/oneplus-bot-modules/news/src/main/java/dev/sheldan/oneplus/bot/modules/news/service/NewsServiceBean.java
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.modules.news.model.NewsMessageModel;
 import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.modules.news.model.database.NewsPost;
 import dev.sheldan.oneplus.bot.modules.news.service.management.NewsPostManagementServiceBean;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.GuildMessageChannel;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Message;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.TextChannel;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class NewsServiceBean {
         log.info("Updating news post {} with new content based on message from user {} in server {}.",
                 newsPost.getSourceMessageId(), updatedMessage.getIdLong(), updatedMessage.getGuild().getId());
         MessageToSend messageToSend = templateService.renderEmbedTemplate(MESSAGE_TEMPLATE_KEY, model, serverId);
-        TextChannel newsChannel = channelService.getTextChannelFromServer(serverId, newsPost.getNewsChannel().getId());
+        GuildMessageChannel newsChannel = channelService.getMessageChannelFromServer(serverId, newsPost.getNewsChannel().getId());
         return channelService.editMessageInAChannelFuture(messageToSend, newsChannel, newsPost.getNewsMessageId())
                 .thenApply(message -> null);
     }
diff --git a/application/pom.xml b/application/pom.xml
index 8c12970..65148cf 100644
--- a/application/pom.xml
+++ b/application/pom.xml
@@ -38,15 +38,7 @@
             <artifactId>core-int</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>dev.sheldan.abstracto.modules</groupId>
-            <artifactId>utility-int</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>dev.sheldan.abstracto.scheduling</groupId>
-            <artifactId>scheduling-int</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 41b7957..04487c0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <!-- edit in release.yml as well -->
         <!-- when releasing a new opbot version, update the .env as well-->
-        <abstracto.version>1.3.12</abstracto.version>
-        <abstracto.templates.version>1.3.0</abstracto.templates.version>
+        <abstracto.version>1.4.2</abstracto.version>
+        <abstracto.templates.version>1.4.2</abstracto.templates.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>