diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index aed616c..4fe2d90 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maven.group = com.thecsdev
 
 # Mod properties
 mod.id          = tcdcommons
-mod.version     = 5.5.5
+mod.version     = 5.5.6
 mod.name        = TCDCommons API
 mod.description = TheCSDev's personal Minecraft modding library.
 mod.author      = TheCSDev
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fabric.api_version    = 0.144.0+26.1
     fabric.json.depends.java         = >=25
     fabric.json.depends.minecraft    = ~26.1
     fabric.json.depends.fabricloader = >=0.18.5
-    fabric.json.depends.fabric-api   = >=0.144.0
+    fabric.json.depends.fabric-api   = *
 
 # Neo-Forge properties
 neoforge.version = 26.1.0.7-beta
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thecsdev/commonmc/client/mixin/events/MixinNativeImage.java b/src/main/java/com/thecsdev/commonmc/client/mixin/events/MixinNativeImage.java
index d348030..afa24ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thecsdev/commonmc/client/mixin/events/MixinNativeImage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thecsdev/commonmc/client/mixin/events/MixinNativeImage.java
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.NativeImage;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Redirect;
-
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
 /**
  * This {@link Mixin}'s sole purpose is to put image byte data loading up to
@@ -13,9 +9,13 @@
  * the game even fails to validate PNG properly most the time anyways, so this
  * is kind of more of a bug fix in a way.
  */
-@Mixin(value = NativeImage.class)
+@Mixin(value = NativeImage.class, priority = -1000)
 public abstract class MixinNativeImage
 {
+	//come to think of it, this mixin is not needed anymore unlike before 5.X.
+	//should external image loading ever be needed in the future, this mixin
+	//will return. for now, it is best it not interfere with other mods.
+	/*
 	@Redirect(
 		method = "read(Lcom/mojang/blaze3d/platform/NativeImage$Format;Ljava/nio/ByteBuffer;)Lcom/mojang/blaze3d/platform/NativeImage;",
 		at = @At(
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ public abstract class MixinNativeImage
 		require = 0
 	)
 	private static void skipPngValidation(ByteBuffer buffer) {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	*/
+}