diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b827f71eef..40e6c78d61 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import org.gradle.plugins.ide.eclipse.model.SourceFolder
 plugins {
     id 'org.cadixdev.licenser' version '0.6.1'
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.46.0'
-    id 'net.minecraftforge.gradleutils' version '2.+'
+    id 'net.minecraftforge.gradleutils' version '[2.2,2.3)'
     id 'eclipse'
     id 'de.undercouch.download' version '5.4.0'
     id 'net.minecraftforge.gradle.patcher' version '[6.0,6.2)' apply false
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfigSpec.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfigSpec.java
index 34804da710..a399aa1181 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfigSpec.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfigSpec.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.config.IConfigSpec;
@@ -53,15 +54,16 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
  */
 public class ForgeConfigSpec extends UnmodifiableConfigWrapper<UnmodifiableConfig> implements IConfigSpec<ForgeConfigSpec>//TODO: Remove extends and pipe everything through getSpec/getValues?
 {
-    private Map<List<String>, String> levelComments;
-    private Map<List<String>, String> levelTranslationKeys;
+    private final Map<List<String>, String> levelComments;
+    private final Map<List<String>, String> levelTranslationKeys;
 
-    private UnmodifiableConfig values;
+    private final UnmodifiableConfig values;
     private Config childConfig;
 
     private boolean isCorrecting = false;
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+    private static final Pattern WINDOWS_NEWLINE = Pattern.compile("\r\n");
 
     private ForgeConfigSpec(UnmodifiableConfig storage, UnmodifiableConfig values, Map<List<String>, String> levelComments, Map<List<String>, String> levelTranslationKeys) {
         super(storage);
@@ -123,11 +125,9 @@ public class ForgeConfigSpec extends UnmodifiableConfigWrapper<UnmodifiableConfi
 
     private void resetCaches(final Iterable<Object> configValues) {
         configValues.forEach(value -> {
-            if (value instanceof ConfigValue) {
-                final ConfigValue<?> configValue = (ConfigValue<?>) value;
+            if (value instanceof ConfigValue<?> configValue) {
                 configValue.clearCache();
-            } else if (value instanceof Config) {
-                final Config innerConfig = (Config) value;
+            } else if (value instanceof Config innerConfig) {
                 this.resetCaches(innerConfig.valueMap().values());
             }
         });
@@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ public class ForgeConfigSpec extends UnmodifiableConfigWrapper<UnmodifiableConfi
     {
         if (obj1 instanceof String string1 && obj2 instanceof String string2)
         {
-            if (string1.length() > 0 && string2.length() > 0)
+            if (!string1.isEmpty() && !string2.isEmpty())
             {
-                return string1.replaceAll("\r\n", "\n")
-                        .equals(string2.replaceAll("\r\n", "\n"));
+                return WINDOWS_NEWLINE.matcher(string1).replaceAll("\n")
+                        .equals(WINDOWS_NEWLINE.matcher(string2).replaceAll("\n"));
 
             }
         }
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ public class ForgeConfigSpec extends UnmodifiableConfigWrapper<UnmodifiableConfi
     {
         private final Config storage = Config.of(LinkedHashMap::new, InMemoryFormat.withUniversalSupport()); // Use LinkedHashMap for consistent ordering
         private BuilderContext context = new BuilderContext();
-        private Map<List<String>, String> levelComments = new HashMap<>();
-        private Map<List<String>, String> levelTranslationKeys = new HashMap<>();
-        private List<String> currentPath = new ArrayList<>();
-        private List<ConfigValue<?>> values = new ArrayList<>();
+        private final Map<List<String>, String> levelComments = new HashMap<>();
+        private final Map<List<String>, String> levelTranslationKeys = new HashMap<>();
+        private final List<String> currentPath = new ArrayList<>();
+        private final List<ConfigValue<?>> values = new ArrayList<>();
 
         //Object
         public <T> ConfigValue<T> define(String path, T defaultValue) {
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public class ForgeConfigSpec extends UnmodifiableConfigWrapper<UnmodifiableConfi
                         LOGGER.debug(CORE, "List on key {} is deemed to need correction. It is null, not a list, or an empty list. Modders, consider defineListAllowEmpty?", path.get(path.size() - 1));
                         return getDefault();
                     }
-                    List<?> list = Lists.newArrayList((List<?>) value);
+                    List<?> list = new ArrayList<>((List<?>) value);
                     list.removeIf(elementValidator.negate());
                     if (list.isEmpty()) {
                         LOGGER.debug(CORE, "List on key {} is deemed to need correction. It failed validation.", path.get(path.size() - 1));
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public class ForgeConfigSpec extends UnmodifiableConfigWrapper<UnmodifiableConfi
                         LOGGER.debug(CORE, "List on key {} is deemed to need correction, as it is null or not a list.", path.get(path.size() - 1));
                         return getDefault();
                     }
-                    List<?> list = Lists.newArrayList((List<?>) value);
+                    List<?> list = new ArrayList<>((List<?>) value);
                     list.removeIf(elementValidator.negate());
                     if (list.isEmpty()) {
                         LOGGER.debug(CORE, "List on key {} is deemed to need correction. It failed validation.", path.get(path.size() - 1));
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ public class ForgeConfigSpec extends UnmodifiableConfigWrapper<UnmodifiableConfi
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-    private static class Range<V extends Comparable<? super V>> implements Predicate<Object>
+    public static class Range<V extends Comparable<? super V>> implements Predicate<Object>
     {
         private final Class<? extends V> clazz;
         private final V min;
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ public class ForgeConfigSpec extends UnmodifiableConfigWrapper<UnmodifiableConfi
 
         public List<String> getPath()
         {
-            return Lists.newArrayList(path);
+            return new ArrayList<>(path);
         }
 
         /**