diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/juliarn/npclib/bukkit/protocol/PacketEventsPacketAdapter.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/juliarn/npclib/bukkit/protocol/PacketEventsPacketAdapter.java
index 518a79d..ca8d223 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/juliarn/npclib/bukkit/protocol/PacketEventsPacketAdapter.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/juliarn/npclib/bukkit/protocol/PacketEventsPacketAdapter.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.util.TimeStampMode;
 import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.util.adventure.AdventureSerializer;
 import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.wrapper.PacketWrapper;
+import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.wrapper.play.client.WrapperPlayClientAttack;
 import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.wrapper.play.client.WrapperPlayClientInteractEntity;
 import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.wrapper.play.server.WrapperPlayServerDestroyEntities;
 import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.wrapper.play.server.WrapperPlayServerEntityAnimation;
@@ -382,31 +383,47 @@ public NpcUsePacketAdapter(@NotNull Platform<World, Player, ItemStack, Plugin> p
 
     @Override
     public void onPacketPlayReceive(@NotNull PacketPlayReceiveEvent event) {
-      // check for an entity use packet
       Object player = event.getPlayer();
-      if (event.getPacketType() == PacketType.Play.Client.INTERACT_ENTITY) {
+
+      int entityId;
+      InteractNpcEvent.Hand hand = null;
+      WrapperPlayClientInteractEntity.InteractAction action;
+
+      if (event.getPacketType() == PacketType.Play.Client.ATTACK) {
+        WrapperPlayClientAttack packet = new WrapperPlayClientAttack(event);
+        action = WrapperPlayClientInteractEntity.InteractAction.ATTACK;
+        entityId = packet.getEntityId();
+      } else if (event.getPacketType() == PacketType.Play.Client.INTERACT_ENTITY) {
         WrapperPlayClientInteractEntity packet = new WrapperPlayClientInteractEntity(event);
+        entityId = packet.getEntityId();
+        hand = Lazy.HAND_CONVERTER.get(packet.getHand());
+
+        action = packet.getAction();
+        if (packet.getServerVersion().isNewerThanOrEquals(ServerVersion.V_26_1)) {
+          action = WrapperPlayClientInteractEntity.InteractAction.INTERACT;
+        }
+      } else {
+        return;
+      }
 
-        // get the associated npc from the tracked entities
-        Npc<World, Player, ItemStack, Plugin> npc = this.platform.npcTracker().npcById(packet.getEntityId());
-        if (npc != null) {
-          // call the event
-          switch (packet.getAction()) {
-            case ATTACK:
-              this.platform.eventManager().post(DefaultAttackNpcEvent.attackNpc(npc, player));
-              break;
-            case INTERACT:
-              InteractNpcEvent.Hand hand = Lazy.HAND_CONVERTER.get(packet.getHand());
-              this.platform.eventManager().post(DefaultInteractNpcEvent.interactNpc(npc, player, hand));
-              break;
-            default:
-              // we don't handle INTERACT_AT as the client sends it alongside the interact packet (duplicate event call)
-              break;
-          }
-
-          // don't pass the packet to the server
-          event.setCancelled(true);
+      // get the associated npc from the tracked entities
+      Npc<World, Player, ItemStack, Plugin> npc = this.platform.npcTracker().npcById(entityId);
+      if (npc != null) {
+        // call the event
+        switch (action) {
+          case ATTACK:
+            this.platform.eventManager().post(DefaultAttackNpcEvent.attackNpc(npc, player));
+            break;
+          case INTERACT:
+            this.platform.eventManager().post(DefaultInteractNpcEvent.interactNpc(npc, player, hand));
+            break;
+          default:
+            // we don't handle INTERACT_AT as the client sends it alongside the interact packet
+            break;
         }
+
+        // don't pass the packet to the server
+        event.setCancelled(true);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/juliarn/npclib/bukkit/protocol/ProtocolLibPacketAdapter.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/juliarn/npclib/bukkit/protocol/ProtocolLibPacketAdapter.java
index e87bb48..101df1a 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/juliarn/npclib/bukkit/protocol/ProtocolLibPacketAdapter.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/github/juliarn/npclib/bukkit/protocol/ProtocolLibPacketAdapter.java
@@ -572,7 +572,10 @@ private static final class NpcUsePacketAdapter extends PacketAdapter {
     private final Platform<World, Player, ItemStack, Plugin> platform;
 
     public NpcUsePacketAdapter(@NotNull Platform<World, Player, ItemStack, Plugin> platform) {
-      super(PacketAdapter.params(platform.extension(), PacketType.Play.Client.USE_ENTITY).optionAsync());
+      super(PacketAdapter.params(
+        platform.extension(),
+        PacketType.Play.Client.USE_ENTITY,
+        PacketType.Play.Client.ATTACK).optionAsync());
       this.platform = platform;
     }
 
@@ -590,7 +593,16 @@ public void onPacketReceiving(@NotNull PacketEvent event) {
         EnumWrappers.EntityUseAction action;
         EnumWrappers.Hand hand = EnumWrappers.Hand.MAIN_HAND;
 
-        if (MinecraftVersion.CAVES_CLIFFS_1.atOrAbove()) {
+        if (MinecraftVersion.v26_1.atOrAbove()) {
+          // mc 26.1: action does not exist anymore as there are two separate packets
+          if (packet.getType() == PacketType.Play.Client.ATTACK) {
+            // attack packets always result in an attack action with the main hand
+            action = EnumWrappers.EntityUseAction.ATTACK;
+          } else {
+            action = EnumWrappers.EntityUseAction.INTERACT;
+            hand = packet.getHands().read(0);
+          }
+        } else if (MinecraftVersion.CAVES_CLIFFS_1.atOrAbove()) {
           // mc 1.17: hand & action are now in an internal wrapper class
           WrappedEnumEntityUseAction useAction = packet.getEnumEntityUseActions().read(0);
           action = useAction.getAction();
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 25e3a9b..54ade43 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ netty = "4.1.117.Final"
 
 # platform api versions
 sponge = "10.0.0"
-paper = "1.21.11-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"
+paper = "26.1.1.build.29-alpha"
 minestom = "2026.03.03-1.21.11"
 
 # fabric
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ fabricLoader = "0.18.4"
 fabricApi = "0.141.3+1.21.11"
 
 # platform extensions
-packetEvents = "2.11.2"
-protocolLib = "9417eee444"
+packetEvents = "2.13.0"
+protocolLib = "8eeb82f89d"
 
 
 [libraries]