diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d01804d0d..76d4586c7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ ext {
     wpilibVersion = "2024.3.2"
     wpimathVersion = wpilibVersion
     openCVversion = "4.8.0-5"
+    photonlib_openCVversion = "4.8.0-4"
     joglVersion = "2.4.0"
     javalinVersion = "5.6.2"
     libcameraDriverVersion = "dev-v2023.1.0-14-g787ab59"
diff --git a/photon-lib/build.gradle b/photon-lib/build.gradle
index d42ad8730..93749c124 100644
--- a/photon-lib/build.gradle
+++ b/photon-lib/build.gradle
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ apply plugin: 'google-test-test-suite'
 apply plugin: 'edu.wpi.first.NativeUtils'
 
 apply from: "${rootDir}/shared/config.gradle"
+// reset the opencv version again lol
+nativeUtils.wpi.configureDependencies {
+    opencvVersion = photonlib_openCVversion
+}
+wpi.getVersions().getOpencvVersion().convention(photonlib_openCVversion);
+
 apply from: "${rootDir}/shared/javacommon.gradle"
 
 apply from: "${rootDir}/versioningHelper.gradle"
@@ -338,4 +344,4 @@ nativeConfig.dependencies.add wpilibTools.deps.wpilib("ntcore")
 nativeConfig.dependencies.add wpilibTools.deps.wpilib("cscore")
 nativeConfig.dependencies.add wpilibTools.deps.wpilib("apriltag")
 nativeConfig.dependencies.add wpilibTools.deps.wpilib("hal")
-nativeConfig.dependencies.add photonOpenCv("frc" + wpi.frcYear.get(), wpi.versions.opencvVersion.get())
+nativeConfig.dependencies.add wpilibTools.deps.wpilibOpenCv("frc" + wpi.frcYear.get(), wpi.versions.opencvVersion.get())
diff --git a/shared/javacommon.gradle b/shared/javacommon.gradle
index 9c0bb099c..cbd2895c9 100644
--- a/shared/javacommon.gradle
+++ b/shared/javacommon.gradle
@@ -121,7 +121,12 @@ dependencies {
     implementation wpilibTools.deps.wpilibJava("wpilibj")
     implementation wpilibTools.deps.wpilibJava("apriltag")
     implementation wpilibTools.deps.wpilibJava("wpiunits")
-    implementation photonOpenCvJava("frc" + wpi.frcYear.get(), wpi.versions.opencvVersion.get())
+    if (project.name == "photon-lib") {
+        println "Depending on wpilib opencv version " + wpi.versions.opencvVersion.get()
+        implementation wpilibTools.deps.wpilibOpenCvJava("frc" + wpi.frcYear.get(), wpi.versions.opencvVersion.get())
+    } else {
+        implementation photonOpenCvJava("frc" + wpi.frcYear.get(), wpi.versions.opencvVersion.get())
+    }
 
     implementation group: "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", name: "jackson-annotations", version: wpi.versions.jacksonVersion.get()
     implementation group: "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", name: "jackson-core", version: wpi.versions.jacksonVersion.get()