diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index db5579ebf..77b242f09 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ autoService = "com.google.auto.service:auto-service:1.1.1"
 jsr305 = "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2"
 jetbrains-annotations = "org.jetbrains:annotations:24.1.0"
 
-paperApi = "io.papermc.paper:paper-api:26.2.build.+"
+paperApi = "io.papermc.paper:paper-api:26.3.build.+"
 paperLib = "io.papermc:paperlib:1.0.8"
 
 dummypermscompat = "com.sk89q:dummypermscompat:1.10"
diff --git a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java
index 7bc7957e8..ae1c4e3aa 100644
--- a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java
+++ b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 import com.sk89q.worldguard.config.WorldConfiguration;
 import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.flags.Flags;
 import io.papermc.lib.PaperLib;
+import io.papermc.paper.event.entity.EntityBreakByEntityEvent;
+import io.papermc.paper.event.entity.EntityBreakEvent;
 import io.papermc.paper.event.entity.EntityPushedByEntityAttackEvent;
 import io.papermc.paper.event.player.PlayerOpenSignEvent;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.entity.FallingBlock;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Firework;
 import org.bukkit.entity.FishHook;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Hanging;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Item;
 import org.bukkit.entity.ItemFrame;
 import org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity;
@@ -1380,6 +1383,26 @@ public void onSignOpen(PlayerOpenSignEvent event) {
         public void onEntityKnockbackByEntity(EntityPushedByEntityAttackEvent event) {
             handleKnockback(event, event.getPushedBy());
         }
+
+        @EventHandler(ignoreCancelled = true)
+        public void onEntityBreak(EntityBreakEvent event) {
+            if (event.getEntity() instanceof Hanging) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (event instanceof EntityBreakByEntityEvent entityEvent) {
+                Entity remover = entityEvent.getRemover();
+                Events.fireToCancel(event, new DestroyEntityEvent(event, create(remover), event.getEntity()));
+
+                if (event.isCancelled() && remover instanceof Player player) {
+                    playDenyEffect(player, event.getEntity().getLocation());
+                }
+            } else if (event.getCause() == EntityBreakEvent.RemoveCause.EXPLOSION) {
+                DestroyEntityEvent destroyEntityEvent = new DestroyEntityEvent(event, Cause.unknown(), event.getEntity());
+                destroyEntityEvent.getRelevantFlags().add(Flags.OTHER_EXPLOSION);
+                Events.fireToCancel(event, destroyEntityEvent);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("removal")
diff --git a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index f248570a2..9fe4e7d91 100644
--- a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ name: WorldGuard
 main: com.sk89q.worldguard.bukkit.WorldGuardPlugin
 version: "${internalVersion}"
 depend: [WorldEdit]
-api-version: "26.2"
+api-version: "26.3"
 folia-supported: true