diff --git a/action_script.go b/action_script.go
index d642c04..a4da17f 100644
--- a/action_script.go
+++ b/action_script.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/actions.go b/actions.go
index befa353..a8c8809 100644
--- a/actions.go
+++ b/actions.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package main
 import (
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
diff --git a/automessage.go b/automessage.go
index 5da68e2..007d209 100644
--- a/automessage.go
+++ b/automessage.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure/v2"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/robfig/cron/v3"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/go_helpers/v2/str"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/botUserState.go b/botUserState.go
index fcf8126..4acef42 100644
--- a/botUserState.go
+++ b/botUserState.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 )
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ func newTwitchUserStateStore() *twitchUserStateStore {
 
 func parseTwitchUserState(m *irc.Message) (*twitchUserState, error) {
 	var (
-		color, _       = m.GetTag("color")
-		displayName, _ = m.GetTag("display-name")
+		color, _       = m.Tags["color"]
+		displayName, _ = m.Tags["display-name"]
 		emoteSets      []string
-		rawSets, _     = m.GetTag("emote-sets")
+		rawSets, _     = m.Tags["emote-sets"]
 	)
 
 	if rawSets != "" {
diff --git a/chatcommands.go b/chatcommands.go
index c57acad..9f82c0f 100644
--- a/chatcommands.go
+++ b/chatcommands.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 1c12610..143d16d 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/gofrs/uuid/v3"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/argon2"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/go_helpers/v2/str"
diff --git a/functions.go b/functions.go
index b213f48..254199f 100644
--- a/functions.go
+++ b/functions.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3"
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/go_helpers/v2/str"
 	korvike "github.com/Luzifer/korvike/functions"
diff --git a/functions_irc.go b/functions_irc.go
index d1e12c4..c103433 100644
--- a/functions_irc.go
+++ b/functions_irc.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@ func init() {
 	)
 
 	tplFuncs.Register("tag", func(m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, fields *plugins.FieldCollection) interface{} {
-		return func(tag string) string {
-			s, _ := m.GetTag(tag)
-			return s
-		}
+		return func(tag string) string { return m.Tags[tag] }
 	}, plugins.TemplateFuncDocumentation{
 		Description: "Takes the message sent to the channel, returns the value of the tag specified",
 		Syntax:      "tag <tagname>",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 363f2c5..e98efb0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.23.0
 	github.com/glebarez/sqlite v1.9.0
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.8.1
-	github.com/go-irc/irc v2.1.0+incompatible
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.7.1
 	github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.4.0+incompatible
 	github.com/gofrs/uuid/v3 v3.1.2
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	github.com/wzshiming/openapi v0.0.0-20200703171632-c7220b3c9cfb
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0
+	gopkg.in/irc.v4 v4.0.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.5.1
 	gorm.io/driver/postgres v1.5.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bf1587f..ff32bca 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ github.com/go-git/go-git-fixtures/v4 v4.3.2-0.20230305113008-0c11038e723f h1:Pz0
 github.com/go-git/go-git-fixtures/v4 v4.3.2-0.20230305113008-0c11038e723f/go.mod h1:8LHG1a3SRW71ettAD/jW13h8c6AqjVSeL11RAdgaqpo=
 github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.8.1 h1:Zo79E4p7TRk0xoRgMq0RShiTHGKcKI4+DI6BfJc/Q+A=
 github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.8.1/go.mod h1:FHFuoD6yGz5OSKEBK+aWN9Oah0q54Jxl0abmj6GnqAo=
-github.com/go-irc/irc v2.1.0+incompatible h1:pg7pMVq5OYQbqTxceByD/EN8VIsba7DtKn49rsCnG8Y=
-github.com/go-irc/irc v2.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:jJILTRy8s/qOvusiKifAEfhQMVwft1ZwQaVJnnzmyX4=
 github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3 v3.0.0 h1:s6rrhirfEP/CGIoc6p+PZAeogN2SxKav6Wp7+dyMWVo=
 github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:RNkWWRld676jZEYoV3+XK8L2ZnNSvIsxFMht0mSX+u8=
 github.com/go-ldap/ldap v3.0.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:qfd9rJvER9Q0/D/Sqn1DfHRoBp40uXYvFoEVrNEPqRc=
@@ -265,13 +263,16 @@ github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.1/go.mod h1:b9PdjNptOpzXr7Rq1q9gJML/2cdGQAo69NKzQ10KN
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 h1:iy+VFUOCP1a+8yFto/drg2CJ5u0yRoB7fZw3DKv/JXA=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81PSLYec5m4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:5W2xD1RspED5o8YsWQXVCued0rvSQ+mT+I5cxcmMvtA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.2/go.mod h1:R6va5+xMeoiuVRoj+gSkQ7d3FALtqAAGI1FQKckRals=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/wzshiming/openapi v0.0.0-20200703171632-c7220b3c9cfb h1:G0Rrif8QdbAz7Xy53H4Xumy6TuyKHom8pu8z/jdLwwM=
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.8.0/go.mod h1:e1OnstbJyHTd6l/uOt8jFFHp6TRDWZR/bV3emEE/zU8=
 golang.org/x/text v0.12.0 h1:k+n5B8goJNdU7hSvEtMUz3d1Q6D/XW4COJSJR6fN0mc=
 golang.org/x/text v0.12.0/go.mod h1:TvPlkZtksWOMsz7fbANvkp4WM8x/WCo/om8BMLbz+aE=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20190308202827-9d24e82272b4/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
+golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20220722155302-e5dcc9cfc0b9/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 h1:rg5rLMjNzMS1RkNLzCG38eapWhnYLFYXDXj2gOlr8j4=
 golang.org/x/time v0.3.0/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
@@ -389,6 +391,8 @@ gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c h1:Hei/4ADfdWqJk1ZMxUNpqntNwaWcugrBjAiHlqqRiVk=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c/go.mod h1:JHkPIbrfpd72SG/EVd6muEfDQjcINNoR0C8j2r3qZ4Q=
+gopkg.in/irc.v4 v4.0.0 h1:5jsLkU2Tg+R2nGNqmkGCrciasyi4kNkDXhyZD+C31yY=
+gopkg.in/irc.v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:BfjDz9MmuWW6OZY7iq4naOhudO8+QQCdO4Ko18jcsRE=
 gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.3.1/go.mod h1:M9dMgbHiYLoDGQrXy7OpJDJWiKiU//h+vD76mk0e1AI=
 gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7 h1:uRGJdciOHaEIrze2W8Q3AKkepLTh2hOroT7a+7czfdQ=
 gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7/go.mod h1:dt/ZhP58zS4L8KSrWDmTeBkI65Dw0HsyUHuEVlX15mw=
diff --git a/internal/actors/announce/actor.go b/internal/actors/announce/actor.go
index 58ffef0..9648447 100644
--- a/internal/actors/announce/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/announce/actor.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package announce
 import (
 	"regexp"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/ban/actor.go b/internal/actors/ban/actor.go
index e8c86c4..7da24c3 100644
--- a/internal/actors/ban/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/ban/actor.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/clip/actor.go b/internal/actors/clip/actor.go
index f09b40f..5f3fcd7 100644
--- a/internal/actors/clip/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/clip/actor.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/clipdetector/actor.go b/internal/actors/clipdetector/actor.go
index b18e5e1..fc282c6 100644
--- a/internal/actors/clipdetector/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/clipdetector/actor.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"regexp"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/internal/actors/linkdetector"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
diff --git a/internal/actors/commercial/actor.go b/internal/actors/commercial/actor.go
index c256676..63a92b7 100644
--- a/internal/actors/commercial/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/commercial/actor.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/counter/actor.go b/internal/actors/counter/actor.go
index 9622587..5c934b3 100644
--- a/internal/actors/counter/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/counter/actor.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/database"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/delay/actor.go b/internal/actors/delay/actor.go
index 703eff4..001c54f 100644
--- a/internal/actors/delay/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/delay/actor.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
diff --git a/internal/actors/delete/actor.go b/internal/actors/delete/actor.go
index c39ade1..3307ad9 100644
--- a/internal/actors/delete/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/delete/actor.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package deleteactor
 
 import (
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
 type actor struct{}
 
 func (a actor) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, _ *plugins.Rule, eventData *plugins.FieldCollection, _ *plugins.FieldCollection) (preventCooldown bool, err error) {
-	msgID, ok := m.Tags.GetTag("id")
+	msgID, ok := m.Tags["id"]
 	if !ok || msgID == "" {
 		return false, nil
 	}
diff --git a/internal/actors/eventmod/actor.go b/internal/actors/eventmod/actor.go
index 487d092..ee1ed9d 100644
--- a/internal/actors/eventmod/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/eventmod/actor.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package eventmod
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
diff --git a/internal/actors/filesay/actor.go b/internal/actors/filesay/actor.go
index b2db762..f8527f3 100644
--- a/internal/actors/filesay/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/filesay/actor.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
diff --git a/internal/actors/linkdetector/actor.go b/internal/actors/linkdetector/actor.go
index d46cdfd..16109fe 100644
--- a/internal/actors/linkdetector/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/linkdetector/actor.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package linkdetector
 
 import (
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/internal/linkcheck"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/linkprotect/actor.go b/internal/actors/linkprotect/actor.go
index 4c887dc..b62c9d5 100644
--- a/internal/actors/linkprotect/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/linkprotect/actor.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/internal/actors/clipdetector"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (a actor) Execute(c *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData
 		}
 
 	case "delete":
-		msgID, ok := m.Tags.GetTag("id")
+		msgID, ok := m.Tags["id"]
 		if !ok || msgID == "" {
 			return false, errors.New("found no mesage id")
 		}
diff --git a/internal/actors/log/actor.go b/internal/actors/log/actor.go
index c7adcc8..637bbf3 100644
--- a/internal/actors/log/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/log/actor.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package log
 
 import (
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
diff --git a/internal/actors/messagehook/discord.go b/internal/actors/messagehook/discord.go
index 7c0d6b7..e18c624 100644
--- a/internal/actors/messagehook/discord.go
+++ b/internal/actors/messagehook/discord.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
diff --git a/internal/actors/messagehook/slack.go b/internal/actors/messagehook/slack.go
index d132248..1ae86cf 100644
--- a/internal/actors/messagehook/slack.go
+++ b/internal/actors/messagehook/slack.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
diff --git a/internal/actors/modchannel/actor.go b/internal/actors/modchannel/actor.go
index 26ef971..7a5f9ef 100644
--- a/internal/actors/modchannel/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/modchannel/actor.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/nuke/actor.go b/internal/actors/nuke/actor.go
index ce6cbd3..d55ff9c 100644
--- a/internal/actors/nuke/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/nuke/actor.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/go_helpers/v2/str"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (a actor) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData
 		}
 
 		enforcement := strings.NewReplacer(
-			"$msgid", string(stMsg.Msg.Tags["id"]),
+			"$msgid", stMsg.Msg.Tags["id"],
 			"$user", plugins.DeriveUser(stMsg.Msg, nil),
 		).Replace(actionName)
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (a actor) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if err = action(channel, rawMatch, string(stMsg.Msg.Tags["id"]), plugins.DeriveUser(stMsg.Msg, nil)); err != nil {
+		if err = action(channel, rawMatch, stMsg.Msg.Tags["id"], plugins.DeriveUser(stMsg.Msg, nil)); err != nil {
 			return false, errors.Wrap(err, "executing action")
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/actors/punish/actor.go b/internal/actors/punish/actor.go
index 0ddf720..c52f90c 100644
--- a/internal/actors/punish/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/punish/actor.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/database"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (a actorPunish) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eve
 		}
 
 	case "delete":
-		msgID, ok := m.Tags.GetTag("id")
+		msgID, ok := m.Tags["id"]
 		if !ok || msgID == "" {
 			return false, errors.New("found no mesage id")
 		}
diff --git a/internal/actors/quotedb/actor.go b/internal/actors/quotedb/actor.go
index bd98ed9..9215528 100644
--- a/internal/actors/quotedb/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/quotedb/actor.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package quotedb
 import (
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/database"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/raw/actor.go b/internal/actors/raw/actor.go
index d753a67..01716c9 100644
--- a/internal/actors/raw/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/raw/actor.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package raw
 
 import (
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
diff --git a/internal/actors/respond/actor.go b/internal/actors/respond/actor.go
index d9b4bb3..13c891c 100644
--- a/internal/actors/respond/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/respond/actor.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ func (a actor) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData
 	}
 
 	if attrs.MustBool("as_reply", ptrBoolFalse) {
-		id, ok := m.GetTag("id")
+		id, ok := m.Tags["id"]
 		if ok {
 			if ircMessage.Tags == nil {
 				ircMessage.Tags = make(irc.Tags)
 			}
-			ircMessage.Tags["reply-parent-msg-id"] = irc.TagValue(id)
+			ircMessage.Tags["reply-parent-msg-id"] = id
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/actors/shield/actor.go b/internal/actors/shield/actor.go
index 0bbc669..c899c03 100644
--- a/internal/actors/shield/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/shield/actor.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package shield
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/shoutout/actor.go b/internal/actors/shoutout/actor.go
index 5ee81e6..4076749 100644
--- a/internal/actors/shoutout/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/shoutout/actor.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package shoutout
 import (
 	"regexp"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/stopexec/actor.go b/internal/actors/stopexec/actor.go
index 5e1a959..69586a3 100644
--- a/internal/actors/stopexec/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/stopexec/actor.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package stopexec
 
 import (
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
diff --git a/internal/actors/timeout/actor.go b/internal/actors/timeout/actor.go
index d807378..43292fc 100644
--- a/internal/actors/timeout/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/timeout/actor.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/variables/actor.go b/internal/actors/variables/actor.go
index f80833d..46cb939 100644
--- a/internal/actors/variables/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/variables/actor.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/database"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/vip/vip.go b/internal/actors/vip/vip.go
index 0fd2a81..48a762e 100644
--- a/internal/actors/vip/vip.go
+++ b/internal/actors/vip/vip.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/actors/whisper/actor.go b/internal/actors/whisper/actor.go
index aee4a38..67487c3 100644
--- a/internal/actors/whisper/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/whisper/actor.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package whisper
 
 import (
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/apimodules/customevent/actor.go b/internal/apimodules/customevent/actor.go
index 96ef13f..1634931 100644
--- a/internal/apimodules/customevent/actor.go
+++ b/internal/apimodules/customevent/actor.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package customevent
 import (
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
diff --git a/internal/apimodules/raffle/database.go b/internal/apimodules/raffle/database.go
index 44507b9..711f31b 100644
--- a/internal/apimodules/raffle/database.go
+++ b/internal/apimodules/raffle/database.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/database"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
diff --git a/internal/apimodules/raffle/irc.go b/internal/apimodules/raffle/irc.go
index 53787e1..2125047 100644
--- a/internal/apimodules/raffle/irc.go
+++ b/internal/apimodules/raffle/irc.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ func handleRaffleEntry(m *irc.Message, channel, user string) error {
 
 	re := raffleEntry{
 		RaffleID:        r.ID,
-		UserID:          string(m.Tags["user-id"]),
+		UserID:          m.Tags["user-id"],
 		UserLogin:       user,
-		UserDisplayName: string(m.Tags["display-name"]),
+		UserDisplayName: m.Tags["display-name"],
 		EnteredAt:       time.Now().UTC(),
 	}
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func handleRaffleEntry(m *irc.Message, channel, user string) error {
 	}
 
 	raffleEventFields := plugins.FieldCollectionFromData(map[string]any{
-		"user_id": string(m.Tags["user-id"]),
+		"user_id": m.Tags["user-id"],
 		"user":    user,
 	})
 
diff --git a/irc.go b/irc.go
index 5ef74bd..888befb 100644
--- a/irc.go
+++ b/irc.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ func (ircHandler) getChannel(m *irc.Message) string {
 }
 
 func (i ircHandler) handleClearChat(m *irc.Message) {
-	seconds, secondsErr := strconv.Atoi(string(m.Tags["ban-duration"]))
-	targetUserID, hasTargetUserID := m.Tags.GetTag("target-user-id")
+	seconds, secondsErr := strconv.Atoi(m.Tags["ban-duration"])
+	targetUserID, hasTargetUserID := m.Tags["target-user-id"]
 
 	var (
 		evt    *string
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func (i ircHandler) handleTwitchWhisper(m *irc.Message) {
 }
 
 func (ircHandler) tagToNumeric(m *irc.Message, tag string, fallback int64) int64 {
-	tv := string(m.Tags[tag])
+	tv := m.Tags[tag]
 	if tv == "" {
 		return fallback
 	}
diff --git a/msgformatter.go b/msgformatter.go
index b038736..c25d3fc 100644
--- a/msgformatter.go
+++ b/msgformatter.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/twitch/badges.go b/pkg/twitch/badges.go
index 8f8e118..2515af2 100644
--- a/pkg/twitch/badges.go
+++ b/pkg/twitch/badges.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func ParseBadgeLevels(m *irc.Message) BadgeCollection {
 		return out
 	}
 
-	badgeString, ok := m.GetTag("badges")
+	badgeString, ok := m.Tags["badges"]
 	if !ok || len(badgeString) == 0 {
 		return out
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/helpers.go b/plugins/helpers.go
index 90766f6..2892a7d 100644
--- a/plugins/helpers.go
+++ b/plugins/helpers.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 )
 
 func DeriveChannel(m *irc.Message, evtData *FieldCollection) string {
diff --git a/plugins/interface.go b/plugins/interface.go
index 102b23b..c915fdd 100644
--- a/plugins/interface.go
+++ b/plugins/interface.go
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package plugins
 
 import (
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/robfig/cron/v3"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/database"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
diff --git a/plugins/rule.go b/plugins/rule.go
index 6b8fa1c..4add575 100644
--- a/plugins/rule.go
+++ b/plugins/rule.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure/v2"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/go_helpers/v2/str"
diff --git a/plugins/rule_test.go b/plugins/rule_test.go
index 82bbe7e..b7d0c35 100644
--- a/plugins/rule_test.go
+++ b/plugins/rule_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/pkg/twitch"
 )
diff --git a/plugins_core.go b/plugins_core.go
index 05c3a93..7d2f717 100644
--- a/plugins_core.go
+++ b/plugins_core.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/go_helpers/v2/backoff"
 	"github.com/Luzifer/go_helpers/v2/str"
diff --git a/tplDocs.go b/tplDocs.go
index cb4d076..35e2a7c 100644
--- a/tplDocs.go
+++ b/tplDocs.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-irc/irc"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/irc.v4"
 
 	"github.com/Luzifer/twitch-bot/v3/plugins"
 )
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func generateTplDocsRender(e *plugins.TemplateFuncDocumentationExample) (string,
 			User: "exampleuser",
 			Host: "exampleuser.tmi.twitch.tv",
 		},
-		Tags: map[string]irc.TagValue{
+		Tags: map[string]string{
 			"badge-info":        "subscriber/26",
 			"badges":            "moderator/1,subscriber/24",
 			"color":             "#8A2BE2",