diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Helpers/WebApplicationExtensions.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Helpers/WebApplicationExtensions.cs
index a7e6a761..67eccf93 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Helpers/WebApplicationExtensions.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Helpers/WebApplicationExtensions.cs
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 namespace Iceshrimp.Backend.Core.Helpers;
 
 public static class WebApplicationExtensions {
-	public static WebApplication UseCustomMiddleware(this WebApplication app) {
-		app.UseMiddleware<RequestBufferingMiddleware>();
-
-		return app;
+	public static IApplicationBuilder UseCustomMiddleware(this IApplicationBuilder app) {
+		return app.UseMiddleware<RequestBufferingMiddleware>();
 	}
 
 	public static Config.InstanceSection Initialize(this WebApplication app, string[] args) {
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Iceshrimp.Backend.csproj b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Iceshrimp.Backend.csproj
index fe42f80a..cc2ed447 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Iceshrimp.Backend.csproj
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Iceshrimp.Backend.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <InvariantGlobalization>true</InvariantGlobalization>
         <VersionPrefix>2024.1</VersionPrefix>
-        <VersionSuffix>prealpha</VersionSuffix>
+        <VersionSuffix>alpha</VersionSuffix>
 
         <RestoreAdditionalProjectSources>
             https://iceshrimp.dev/api/packages/iceshrimp/nuget/index.json;