diff --git a/lib/PBot/Plugin/Wordle.pm b/lib/PBot/Plugin/Wordle.pm
index b1ba6f97..bbea50c8 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/Plugin/Wordle.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/Plugin/Wordle.pm
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ sub wordle($self, $context) {
                     $h->{gaveup_by} = $self->{games}->{$channel}->{$gameid}->{givenup_by};
                 }
 
-                return encode_json $h;
+                my $encoder = JSON::XS->new;
+                return $encoder->encode($h);
             }
 
             my $started = concise ago time - $self->{games}->{$channel}->{$gameid}->{start_time};
diff --git a/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm b/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
index 1b66728f..097fb87d 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use PBot::Imports;
 # These are set by the /misc/update_version script
 use constant {
     BUILD_NAME     => "PBot",
-    BUILD_REVISION => 4914,
+    BUILD_REVISION => 4915,
     BUILD_DATE     => "2025-10-21",
 };