diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Artemis.Core.csproj b/src/Artemis.Core/Artemis.Core.csproj
index 724a5a9ea..d600cf1fd 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Artemis.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Artemis.Core.csproj
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Ben.Demystifier" Version="0.1.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="HidSharp" Version="2.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="2.8.26" />
     <PackageReference Include="LiteDB" Version="5.0.9" />
     <PackageReference Include="McMaster.NETCore.Plugins" Version="1.3.1" />
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/CoreService.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/CoreService.cs
index df78d2a3b..a0877da5f 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/CoreService.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/CoreService.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using RGB.NET.Core;
 using Serilog;
 using Serilog.Events;
 using SkiaSharp;
+using HidSharp;
 using Module = Artemis.Core.Modules.Module;
 
 namespace Artemis.Core.Services
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@ namespace Artemis.Core.Services
 
             AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute? versionAttribute = typeof(CoreService).Assembly.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>();
             _logger.Information("Initializing Artemis Core version {version}", versionAttribute?.InformationalVersion);
+            // This should prevent a certain someone from removing HidSharp as an unused dependency as well
+            _logger.Information("Forcing plugins to use HidSharp {hidSharpVersion}", Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(HidDevice))!.GetName().Version);
+
             ApplyLoggingLevel();
 
             DeserializationLogger.Initialize(Kernel);
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/packages.lock.json b/src/Artemis.Core/packages.lock.json
index 0dc3418f5..03a69fcd6 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/packages.lock.json
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
           "System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions": "4.5.3"
         }
       },
+      "HidSharp": {
+        "type": "Direct",
+        "requested": "[2.1.0, )",
+        "resolved": "2.1.0",
+        "contentHash": "UTdxWvbgp2xzT1Ajaa2va+Qi3oNHJPasYmVhbKI2VVdu1VYP6yUG+RikhsHvpD7iM0S8e8UYb5Qm/LTWxx9QAA=="
+      },
       "Humanizer.Core": {
         "type": "Direct",
         "requested": "[2.8.26, )",
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI.Shared/packages.lock.json b/src/Artemis.UI.Shared/packages.lock.json
index e0b20721e..db871839a 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI.Shared/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI.Shared/packages.lock.json
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@
           "System.Xml.XmlDocument": "4.3.0"
         }
       },
+      "HidSharp": {
+        "type": "Transitive",
+        "resolved": "2.1.0",
+        "contentHash": "UTdxWvbgp2xzT1Ajaa2va+Qi3oNHJPasYmVhbKI2VVdu1VYP6yUG+RikhsHvpD7iM0S8e8UYb5Qm/LTWxx9QAA=="
+      },
       "LiteDB": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "5.0.9",
@@ -1305,6 +1310,7 @@
         "dependencies": {
           "Artemis.Storage": "1.0.0",
           "Ben.Demystifier": "0.1.6",
+          "HidSharp": "2.1.0",
           "Humanizer.Core": "2.8.26",
           "LiteDB": "5.0.9",
           "McMaster.NETCore.Plugins": "1.3.1",
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/packages.lock.json b/src/Artemis.UI/packages.lock.json
index 47e2097b1..83f215a37 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/packages.lock.json
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@
           "System.Xml.XmlDocument": "4.3.0"
         }
       },
+      "HidSharp": {
+        "type": "Transitive",
+        "resolved": "2.1.0",
+        "contentHash": "UTdxWvbgp2xzT1Ajaa2va+Qi3oNHJPasYmVhbKI2VVdu1VYP6yUG+RikhsHvpD7iM0S8e8UYb5Qm/LTWxx9QAA=="
+      },
       "LiteDB": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "5.0.9",
@@ -1362,6 +1367,7 @@
         "dependencies": {
           "Artemis.Storage": "1.0.0",
           "Ben.Demystifier": "0.1.6",
+          "HidSharp": "2.1.0",
           "Humanizer.Core": "2.8.26",
           "LiteDB": "5.0.9",
           "McMaster.NETCore.Plugins": "1.3.1",