diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index dd0c7c9c..20d34c2a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ dependencies {
     modCompileOnly "me.shedaniel:RoughlyEnoughItems-fabric:${project.rei_version}"
     modCompileOnly "me.shedaniel:RoughlyEnoughItems-api-fabric:${project.rei_version}"
 
+    //needed for trinkets, otherwise BetterEnd would require users to install trinkets
+    modApi "dev.onyxstudios.cardinal-components-api:cardinal-components-base:${project.cca_version}"
     modCompileOnly "dev.emi:trinkets:${project.trinkets_version}"
-
 }
 
 processResources {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5be8a1aa..7f98de4d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ patchouli_version=55-FABRIC-SNAPSHOT
 bclib_version=2.0.6
 rei_version=9.0.472
 trinkets_version=3.4.0
+cca_version=5.0.0-beta.1
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/BetterEnd.java b/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/BetterEnd.java
index d6976bfc..bc2e5ccb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/BetterEnd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/BetterEnd.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import org.betterx.betterend.commands.CommandRegistry;
 import org.betterx.betterend.config.Configs;
 import org.betterx.betterend.effects.EndPotions;
 import org.betterx.betterend.integration.Integrations;
-import org.betterx.betterend.integration.trinkets.Elytra;
 import org.betterx.betterend.recipe.*;
 import org.betterx.betterend.registry.*;
 import org.betterx.betterend.util.BonemealPlants;
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ public class BetterEnd implements ModInitializer {
             }
         });
         if (RUNS_TRINKETS) {
-            Elytra.register();
+            org.betterx.betterend.integration.trinkets.Elytra.register();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/client/BetterEndClient.java b/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/client/BetterEndClient.java
index 1463c2eb..ee948a2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/client/BetterEndClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/client/BetterEndClient.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import org.betterx.bclib.util.TranslationHelper;
 import org.betterx.betterend.BetterEnd;
 import org.betterx.betterend.client.render.BetterEndSkyRenderer;
 import org.betterx.betterend.events.ItemTooltipCallback;
-import org.betterx.betterend.integration.trinkets.ElytraClient;
 import org.betterx.betterend.interfaces.MultiModelItem;
 import org.betterx.betterend.item.CrystaliteArmor;
 import org.betterx.betterend.registry.*;
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ public class BetterEndClient implements ClientModInitializer {
         }
 
         if (BetterEnd.RUNS_TRINKETS) {
-            ElytraClient.register();
+            org.betterx.betterend.integration.trinkets.ElytraClient.register();
         }
     }