diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7dbc324e..0856aa42 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "filenamify": "4.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "8.0.1",
     "got": "9.6.0",
-    "irc-framework": "4.3.0",
+    "irc-framework": "4.4.0",
     "is-utf8": "0.2.1",
     "linkify-it": "2.1.0",
     "lodash": "4.17.11",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8dc1101c..a70f3306 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3453,6 +3453,11 @@ fast-levenshtein@~2.0.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-levenshtein/-/fast-levenshtein-2.0.6.tgz#3d8a5c66883a16a30ca8643e851f19baa7797917"
   integrity sha1-PYpcZog6FqMMqGQ+hR8Zuqd5eRc=
 
+fast-text-encoding@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-text-encoding/-/fast-text-encoding-1.0.0.tgz#3e5ce8293409cfaa7177a71b9ca84e1b1e6f25ef"
+  integrity sha512-R9bHCvweUxxwkDwhjav5vxpFvdPGlVngtqmx4pIZfSUhM/Q4NiIUHB456BAf+Q1Nwu3HEZYONtu+Rya+af4jiQ==
+
 fastparse@^1.0.0, fastparse@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fastparse/-/fastparse-1.1.2.tgz#91728c5a5942eced8531283c79441ee4122c35a9"
@@ -3892,6 +3897,11 @@ graceful-fs@^4.1.11, graceful-fs@^4.1.15, graceful-fs@^4.1.2, graceful-fs@^4.1.6
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.1.15.tgz#ffb703e1066e8a0eeaa4c8b80ba9253eeefbfb00"
   integrity sha512-6uHUhOPEBgQ24HM+r6b/QwWfZq+yiFcipKFrOFiBEnWdy5sdzYoi+pJeQaPI5qOLRFqWmAXUPQNsielzdLoecA==
 
+grapheme-splitter@^1.0.4:
+  version "1.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/grapheme-splitter/-/grapheme-splitter-1.0.4.tgz#9cf3a665c6247479896834af35cf1dbb4400767e"
+  integrity sha512-bzh50DW9kTPM00T8y4o8vQg89Di9oLJVLW/KaOGIXJWP/iqCN6WKYkbNOF04vFLJhwcpYUh9ydh/+5vpOqV4YQ==
+
 graphql-request@1.8.2:
   version "1.8.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-request/-/graphql-request-1.8.2.tgz#398d10ae15c585676741bde3fc01d5ca948f8fbe"
@@ -4335,17 +4345,19 @@ ipaddr.js@1.9.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.0.tgz#37df74e430a0e47550fe54a2defe30d8acd95f65"
   integrity sha512-M4Sjn6N/+O6/IXSJseKqHoFc+5FdGJ22sXqnjTpdZweHK64MzEPAyQZyEU3R/KRv2GLoa7nNtg/C2Ev6m7z+eA==
 
-irc-framework@4.3.0:
-  version "4.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/irc-framework/-/irc-framework-4.3.0.tgz#9c40f1a2eac565d1fae1650e93d10b08df9c783e"
-  integrity sha512-ccitUr+c3/8doPhjY+53spnEWXtGVjvaAI2f6SfFQBvUBQ1oY7jzEkS3+NXRpOfxHORY/uQLyAiFpmyMqLXpuA==
+irc-framework@4.4.0:
+  version "4.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/irc-framework/-/irc-framework-4.4.0.tgz#ab0c16ab293f092d4d450d76dae8d0c3181e436f"
+  integrity sha512-81ZjeFg0J+OdwGO4S90f8/GpwNwIcP9KaCt0lvRqt1GueT7cKPX2v1yiRML3cJXofkz/MsVZqJCnAEThYYaTUQ==
   dependencies:
     core-js "^3.0.1"
     eventemitter3 "^2.0.2"
+    grapheme-splitter "^1.0.4"
     iconv-lite "^0.4.24"
+    isomorphic-textencoder "^1.0.1"
     lodash "^4.17.11"
     middleware-handler "^0.2.0"
-    runes "github:kiwiirc/runes"
+    regenerator-runtime "^0.13.2"
     socksjs "^0.5.0"
 
 is-absolute-url@^2.0.0:
@@ -4641,6 +4653,13 @@ isobject@^3.0.0, isobject@^3.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isobject/-/isobject-3.0.1.tgz#4e431e92b11a9731636aa1f9c8d1ccbcfdab78df"
   integrity sha1-TkMekrEalzFjaqH5yNHMvP2reN8=
 
+isomorphic-textencoder@^1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isomorphic-textencoder/-/isomorphic-textencoder-1.0.1.tgz#38dcd3b4416d29cd33e274f64b99ae567cd15e83"
+  integrity sha512-676hESgHullDdHDsj469hr+7t3i/neBKU9J7q1T4RHaWwLAsaQnywC0D1dIUId0YZ+JtVrShzuBk1soo0+GVcQ==
+  dependencies:
+    fast-text-encoding "^1.0.0"
+
 isstream@~0.1.2:
   version "0.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isstream/-/isstream-0.1.2.tgz#47e63f7af55afa6f92e1500e690eb8b8529c099a"
@@ -7050,6 +7069,11 @@ regenerator-runtime@^0.11.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.11.1.tgz#be05ad7f9bf7d22e056f9726cee5017fbf19e2e9"
   integrity sha512-MguG95oij0fC3QV3URf4V2SDYGJhJnJGqvIIgdECeODCT98wSWDAJ94SSuVpYQUoTcGUIL6L4yNB7j1DFFHSBg==
 
+regenerator-runtime@^0.13.2:
+  version "0.13.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.13.2.tgz#32e59c9a6fb9b1a4aff09b4930ca2d4477343447"
+  integrity sha512-S/TQAZJO+D3m9xeN1WTI8dLKBBiRgXBlTJvbWjCThHWZj9EvHK70Ff50/tYj2J/fvBY6JtFVwRuazHN2E7M9BA==
+
 regenerator-transform@^0.14.0:
   version "0.14.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/regenerator-transform/-/regenerator-transform-0.14.0.tgz#2ca9aaf7a2c239dd32e4761218425b8c7a86ecaf"
@@ -7349,11 +7373,6 @@ run-queue@^1.0.0, run-queue@^1.0.3:
   dependencies:
     aproba "^1.1.1"
 
-"runes@github:kiwiirc/runes":
-  version "0.4.3"
-  uid "172b21bf5b103221bd6c4409f0371076edc0c7e4"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/kiwiirc/runes/tar.gz/172b21bf5b103221bd6c4409f0371076edc0c7e4"
-
 rxjs@^6.4.0:
   version "6.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rxjs/-/rxjs-6.4.0.tgz#f3bb0fe7bda7fb69deac0c16f17b50b0b8790504"