diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 24daaac..7c6ba45 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
     "github>neoforged/actions:renovate_preset"
   ],
   "baseBranches": ["main", "/^\\d+\\.x/"],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchDatasources": ["maven"],
+      "matchPackagePatterns": [
+        "^curse\\.maven(\\.|:)",
+        "^mezz\\.jei(\\.|:)"
+      ],
+      "enabled": false
+    }
+  ],
   "customManagers": [
     {
       "customType": "regex",
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/moddevgradle/internal/utils/DependencyUtils.java b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/moddevgradle/internal/utils/DependencyUtils.java
index 44231e9..e55dc88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/moddevgradle/internal/utils/DependencyUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/moddevgradle/internal/utils/DependencyUtils.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ private DependencyUtils() {}
     /**
      * Given a resolved artifact, try to guess which Maven GAV it was resolved from.
      */
-    public static String guessMavenGav(ResolvedArtifactResult result) {
+    public static String guessMavenGav(ResolvedArtifactResult result, boolean useWildcardVersionForProjectRefs) {
         String artifactId;
         String ext = "";
         String classifier = null;
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ public static String guessMavenGav(ResolvedArtifactResult result) {
             var capabilities = result.getVariant().getCapabilities();
             if (capabilities.size() == 1) {
                 var capability = capabilities.get(0);
-                artifactId = capability.getGroup() + ":" + capability.getName() + ":" + capability.getVersion();
+                artifactId = capability.getGroup() + ":" + capability.getName() + ":";
+                if (useWildcardVersionForProjectRefs) {
+                    artifactId += "*";
+                } else {
+                    artifactId += capability.getVersion();
+                }
             } else {
                 artifactId = result.getId().getComponentIdentifier().toString();
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/ArtifactManifestEntry.java b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/ArtifactManifestEntry.java
index cf3f635..277b86b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/ArtifactManifestEntry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/ArtifactManifestEntry.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ final class ArtifactManifestEntry implements Serializable {
     private final File file;
 
     ArtifactManifestEntry(ResolvedArtifactResult artifactResult) {
-        this.artifactId = DependencyUtils.guessMavenGav(artifactResult);
+        this.artifactId = DependencyUtils.guessMavenGav(artifactResult, true);
         this.file = artifactResult.getFile();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/NeoFormRuntimeExtension.java b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/NeoFormRuntimeExtension.java
index 3b277fb..ee09ec1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/NeoFormRuntimeExtension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/nfrtgradle/NeoFormRuntimeExtension.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 public abstract class NeoFormRuntimeExtension {
     public static final String NAME = "neoFormRuntime";
 
-    private static final String DEFAULT_NFRT_VERSION = "1.0.13";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_NFRT_VERSION = "1.0.17";
 
     @Inject
     public NeoFormRuntimeExtension(Project project) {