diff --git a/discord/jda/slash/src/main/java/dev/triumphteam/cmd/jda/sender/SlashSender.java b/discord/jda/slash/src/main/java/dev/triumphteam/cmd/jda/sender/SlashSender.java
index cff68ecc..b881e76e 100644
--- a/discord/jda/slash/src/main/java/dev/triumphteam/cmd/jda/sender/SlashSender.java
+++ b/discord/jda/slash/src/main/java/dev/triumphteam/cmd/jda/sender/SlashSender.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.channel.unions.MessageChannelUnion;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.requests.restaction.interactions.ReplyCallbackAction;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils.messages.MessageCreateData;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.CheckReturnValue;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ public interface SlashSender {
      * @param message The message to reply with.
      * @return The reply action.
      */
+    @CheckReturnValue
     @NotNull ReplyCallbackAction reply(final @NotNull String message);
 
     /**
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ public interface SlashSender {
      * @param message The message to reply with.
      * @return The reply action.
      */
+    @CheckReturnValue
     @NotNull ReplyCallbackAction reply(final @NotNull MessageCreateData message);
 
     /**
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ public interface SlashSender {
      * @param embeds The additional embeds.
      * @return The reply action.
      */
+    @CheckReturnValue
     @NotNull ReplyCallbackAction reply(final @NotNull MessageEmbed embed, final @NotNull MessageEmbed @NotNull ... embeds);
 
     /**
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ public interface SlashSender {
      * @param embeds The embeds to reply with.
      * @return The reply action.
      */
+    @CheckReturnValue
     @NotNull ReplyCallbackAction reply(final @NotNull Collection<? extends MessageEmbed> embeds);
 
     /**
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ public interface SlashSender {
      *
      * @return The reply action.
      */
+    @CheckReturnValue
     @NotNull ReplyCallbackAction deferReply();
 
     /**
@@ -114,5 +120,6 @@ public interface SlashSender {
      * @param ephemeral Whether the message should be ephemeral.
      * @return The reply action.
      */
+    @CheckReturnValue
     @NotNull ReplyCallbackAction deferReply(final boolean ephemeral);
 }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 60d22828..91cd5bee 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "0.16.1"
 
 # Core
 guava = "31.1-jre"
-annotations = "23.0.0"
+annotations = "24.1.0"
 
 # Testing
 junit = "5.9.1"