diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java
index 68d9cf68ed7..8347c19a391 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.BookInput;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.BookPager;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.IText;
-import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.EnumUtil;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.FormatUtil;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.MaterialUtil;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.NumberUtil;
@@ -217,8 +216,6 @@ public void addStringMeta(final CommandSource sender, final boolean allowUnsafe,
             return;
         }
 
-        final Material WRITTEN_BOOK = EnumUtil.getMaterial("WRITTEN_BOOK");
-
         if (split.length > 1 && split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("name") && hasMetaPermission(sender, "name", false, true, ess)) {
             final String displayName = FormatUtil.replaceFormat(split[1].replaceAll("(?<!\\\\)_", " ").replace("\\_", "_"));
             final ItemMeta meta = stack.getItemMeta();
@@ -254,7 +251,7 @@ public void addStringMeta(final CommandSource sender, final boolean allowUnsafe,
             final IText input = new BookInput("book", true, ess);
             final BookPager pager = new BookPager(input);
             // This fix only applies to written books - which require an author and a title. https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-59153
-            if (stack.getType() == WRITTEN_BOOK) {
+            if (stack.getType() == Material.WRITTEN_BOOK) {
                 if (!meta.hasAuthor()) {
                     // The sender can be null when this method is called from {@link  com.earth2me.essentials.signs.EssentialsSign#getItemMeta(ItemStack, String, IEssentials)}
                     meta.setAuthor(sender == null ? Console.getInstance().getDisplayName() : sender.getPlayer().getName());
@@ -267,12 +264,12 @@ public void addStringMeta(final CommandSource sender, final boolean allowUnsafe,
             final List<String> pages = pager.getPages(split[1]);
             meta.setPages(pages);
             stack.setItemMeta(meta);
-        } else if (split.length > 1 && split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("author") && stack.getType() == WRITTEN_BOOK && hasMetaPermission(sender, "author", false, true, ess)) {
+        } else if (split.length > 1 && split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("author") && stack.getType() == Material.WRITTEN_BOOK && hasMetaPermission(sender, "author", false, true, ess)) {
             final String author = FormatUtil.replaceFormat(split[1]);
             final BookMeta meta = (BookMeta) stack.getItemMeta();
             meta.setAuthor(author);
             stack.setItemMeta(meta);
-        } else if (split.length > 1 && split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("title") && stack.getType() == WRITTEN_BOOK && hasMetaPermission(sender, "title", false, true, ess)) {
+        } else if (split.length > 1 && split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("title") && stack.getType() == Material.WRITTEN_BOOK && hasMetaPermission(sender, "title", false, true, ess)) {
             final String title = FormatUtil.replaceFormat(split[1].replaceAll("(?<!\\\\)_", " ").replace("\\_", "_"));
             final BookMeta meta = (BookMeta) stack.getItemMeta();
             meta.setTitle(title);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbook.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbook.java
index dc69d3b7edd..d7fd13ec040 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbook.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbook.java
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 import com.earth2me.essentials.craftbukkit.Inventories;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.EnumUtil;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.FormatUtil;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.VersionUtil;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import net.ess3.api.TranslatableException;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.BookMeta;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.WritableBookMeta;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -50,7 +52,14 @@ public void run(final Server server, final User user, final String commandLabel,
             } else {
                 if (isAuthor(bmeta, player) || user.isAuthorized("essentials.book.others")) {
                     final ItemStack newItem = new ItemStack(WRITABLE_BOOK, item.getAmount());
-                    newItem.setItemMeta(bmeta);
+                    if (VersionUtil.getServerBukkitVersion().isHigherThanOrEqualTo(VersionUtil.v1_20_6_R01)) {
+                        final WritableBookMeta wbmeta = (WritableBookMeta) newItem.getItemMeta();
+                        //noinspection DataFlowIssue
+                        wbmeta.setPages(bmeta.getPages());
+                        newItem.setItemMeta(wbmeta);
+                    } else {
+                        newItem.setItemMeta(bmeta);
+                    }
                     Inventories.setItemInMainHand(user.getBase(), newItem);
                     user.sendTl("editBookContents");
                 } else {
@@ -63,7 +72,15 @@ public void run(final Server server, final User user, final String commandLabel,
                 bmeta.setAuthor(player);
             }
             final ItemStack newItem = new ItemStack(Material.WRITTEN_BOOK, item.getAmount());
-            newItem.setItemMeta(bmeta);
+            if (VersionUtil.getServerBukkitVersion().isHigherThanOrEqualTo(VersionUtil.v1_20_6_R01)) {
+                final BookMeta real = (BookMeta) newItem.getItemMeta();
+                real.setAuthor(bmeta.getAuthor());
+                real.setTitle(bmeta.getTitle());
+                real.setPages(bmeta.getPages());
+                newItem.setItemMeta(real);
+            } else {
+                newItem.setItemMeta(bmeta);
+            }
             Inventories.setItemInMainHand(user.getBase(), newItem);
             user.sendTl("bookLocked");
         } else {