diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/common/mixin/safety/ItemPropertiesMixin.java b/common/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/common/mixin/safety/ItemPropertiesMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7429ea3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/common/mixin/safety/ItemPropertiesMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package org.embeddedt.modernfix.common.mixin.safety;
+
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.item.ItemProperties;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.item.ItemPropertyFunction;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
+import org.embeddedt.modernfix.annotation.ClientOnlyMixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Final;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mutable;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+@Mixin(value = ItemProperties.class, priority = 700)
+@ClientOnlyMixin
+public class ItemPropertiesMixin {
+    @Shadow @Final @Mutable private static Map<ResourceLocation, ItemPropertyFunction> GENERIC_PROPERTIES;
+    @Shadow @Final @Mutable private static Map<Item, Map<ResourceLocation, ItemPropertyFunction>> PROPERTIES;
+
+    @Inject(method = "<clinit>", at = @At("RETURN"))
+    private static void useConcurrentMaps(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        GENERIC_PROPERTIES = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(GENERIC_PROPERTIES);
+        PROPERTIES = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(PROPERTIES);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fabric/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/fabric/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/ModelBakeryMixin.java b/fabric/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/fabric/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/ModelBakeryMixin.java
index b873b791..c8fa1a9f 100644
--- a/fabric/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/fabric/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/ModelBakeryMixin.java
+++ b/fabric/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/fabric/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/ModelBakeryMixin.java
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ public abstract class ModelBakeryMixin implements IExtendedModelBakery {
                     // As in pathological cases (e.g. Pedestals on 1.19) unbakedCache can lose
                     // the model immediately
                     UnbakedModel result = smallLoadingCache.getOrDefault(modelLocation, iunbakedmodel);
+                    // required as some mods (e.g. EBE) call bake directly on the returned model, without resolving parents themselves
+                    result.getMaterials(this::getModel, new HashSet<>());
                     // We are done with loading, so clear this cache to allow GC of any unneeded models
                     if(mfix$nestedLoads == 0)
                         smallLoadingCache.clear();
diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/ModelBakeryMixin.java b/forge/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/ModelBakeryMixin.java
index bcd22653..91a298da 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/ModelBakeryMixin.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/mixin/perf/dynamic_resources/ModelBakeryMixin.java
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ public abstract class ModelBakeryMixin implements IExtendedModelBakery {
                     // As in pathological cases (e.g. Pedestals on 1.19) unbakedCache can lose
                     // the model immediately
                     UnbakedModel result = smallLoadingCache.getOrDefault(modelLocation, iunbakedmodel);
+                    // required as some mods (e.g. EBE) call bake directly on the returned model, without resolving parents themselves
+                    result.getMaterials(this::getModel, new HashSet<>());
                     // We are done with loading, so clear this cache to allow GC of any unneeded models
                     if(mfix$nestedLoads == 0)
                         smallLoadingCache.clear();
diff --git a/scripts/autorelease.sh b/scripts/autorelease.sh
index eb595695..aedd26bb 100755
--- a/scripts/autorelease.sh
+++ b/scripts/autorelease.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ do_release() {
     git tag -a $tag_name -m "$tag_name"
     git push --tags
     gh release create $tag_name --target $1 --title "$tag_name" --notes ""
+    # now delete local tag to prevent messing up the detected tag for the next version
+    git tag -d $tag_name &>/dev/null
 }
 
 for version in "${all_versions[@]}"; do