diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 00cffb5..b7b476e 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
     }
   ],
   "require": {
-    "php": ">=7.1.0"
+    "php": ">=7.1.0",
+    "fuzeworks/core": "1.2.0-RC2"
   },
   "require-dev": {
-    "fuzeworks/core": "1.2.0-RC2",
     "phpunit/phpunit": "^7",
     "mikey179/vfsstream": "1.6.5"
   },
diff --git a/src/FuzeWorks/Controller.php b/src/FuzeWorks/Controller.php
index 4b1acef..f171162 100644
--- a/src/FuzeWorks/Controller.php
+++ b/src/FuzeWorks/Controller.php
@@ -49,32 +49,32 @@ abstract class Controller
     /**
      * @var Plugins
      */
-    public $plugins;
+    protected $plugins;
 
     /**
      * @var Libraries
      */
-    public $libraries;
+    protected $libraries;
 
     /**
      * @var Helpers
      */
-    public $helpers;
+    protected $helpers;
 
     /**
      * @var Config
      */
-    public $config;
+    protected $config;
 
     /**
      * @var Controllers
      */
-    public $controllers;
+    protected $controllers;
 
     /**
      * @var Models
      */
-    public $models;
+    protected $models;
 
     public function __construct()
     {
diff --git a/src/FuzeWorks/Model.php b/src/FuzeWorks/Model.php
index 4c14fdd..796bb60 100644
--- a/src/FuzeWorks/Model.php
+++ b/src/FuzeWorks/Model.php
@@ -50,22 +50,22 @@ abstract class Model
     /**
      * @var Plugins
      */
-    public $plugins;
+    protected $plugins;
 
     /**
      * @var Libraries
      */
-    public $libraries;
+    protected $libraries;
 
     /**
      * @var Helpers
      */
-    public $helpers;
+    protected $helpers;
 
     /**
      * @var Config
      */
-    public $config;
+    protected $config;
 
     public function __construct()
     {
diff --git a/src/FuzeWorks/View.php b/src/FuzeWorks/View.php
index f8d05a5..fa86c8c 100644
--- a/src/FuzeWorks/View.php
+++ b/src/FuzeWorks/View.php
@@ -51,22 +51,22 @@ abstract class View
     /**
      * @var Plugins
      */
-    public $plugins;
+    protected $plugins;
 
     /**
      * @var Libraries
      */
-    public $libraries;
+    protected $libraries;
 
     /**
      * @var Helpers
      */
-    public $helpers;
+    protected $helpers;
 
     /**
      * @var Config
      */
-    public $config;
+    protected $config;
 
     /**
      * The controller associated with this view