diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f237dcf65..10f0079b2 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3G
-org.gradle.daemon=false
\ No newline at end of file
+org.gradle.daemon=false
+
+mc_version=1.20.1
+jei_version=15.2.0.27
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mcreator.gradle b/mcreator.gradle
index 033f074c4..541df777e 100644
--- a/mcreator.gradle
+++ b/mcreator.gradle
@@ -1,57 +1,71 @@
 repositories {
-maven {
-  url = "https://maven.theillusivec4.top/"
-  }
+    maven {
+        url = "https://maven.theillusivec4.top/"
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  runtimeOnly fg.deobf("top.theillusivec4.curios:curios-forge:5.4.2+1.20.1")
-  compileOnly fg.deobf("top.theillusivec4.curios:curios-forge:5.4.2+1.20.1:api")
+    runtimeOnly fg.deobf("top.theillusivec4.curios:curios-forge:5.4.2+1.20.1")
+    compileOnly fg.deobf("top.theillusivec4.curios:curios-forge:5.4.2+1.20.1:api")
 }
-minecraft {
-  runs {
-     client {
-        property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
-        property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
-    }
 
-      server {
-        property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
-        property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
+minecraft {
+    runs {
+        client {
+            property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
+            property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
+        }
+
+        server {
+            property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
+            property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
+        }
+        data {
+            property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
+            property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
+        }
     }
-      data {
-        property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
-        property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 
 repositories {
-  maven {
-      url = 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/geckolib3/geckolib/maven/'
-  }
+    maven {
+        url = 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/geckolib3/geckolib/maven/'
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation fg.deobf('software.bernie.geckolib:geckolib-forge-1.20.1:4.4.6')
+    implementation fg.deobf('software.bernie.geckolib:geckolib-forge-1.20.1:4.4.6')
 }
 
 minecraft {
-  runs {
-     client {
-        property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
-        property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
+    runs {
+        client {
+            property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
+            property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
+        }
+        server {
+            property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
+            property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
+        }
+        data {
+            property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
+            property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
+        }
     }
-      server {
-        property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
-        property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
-    }
-      data {
-        property 'mixin.env.remapRefMap', 'true'
-        property 'mixin.env.refMapRemappingFile', "${projectDir}/build/createSrgToMcp/output.srg"
-    }
-  }
 }
 
+repositories {
+    maven {
+        name = "Jared's maven"
+        url = "https://maven.blamejared.com/"
+    }
+}
 
+dependencies {
+    // compile against the JEI API but do not include it at runtime
+    compileOnly(fg.deobf("mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}-common-api:${jei_version}"))
+    compileOnly(fg.deobf("mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}-forge-api:${jei_version}"))
+    // at runtime, use the full JEI jar for Forge
+    runtimeOnly(fg.deobf("mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}-forge:${jei_version}"))
+}