diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj b/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj
index 3fce08dd3..af2f810bb 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <PropertyGroup Label="Feature">
         <Description>XIV Launcher addon framework</Description>
-        <DalamudVersion>12.0.1.5</DalamudVersion>
+        <DalamudVersion>13.0.0.0</DalamudVersion>
         <AssemblyVersion>$(DalamudVersion)</AssemblyVersion>
         <Version>$(DalamudVersion)</Version>
         <FileVersion>$(DalamudVersion)</FileVersion>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/NativeWrapper/AtkValuePtr.cs b/Dalamud/Game/NativeWrapper/AtkValuePtr.cs
index 005906e20..a47483a66 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/NativeWrapper/AtkValuePtr.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/NativeWrapper/AtkValuePtr.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public readonly unsafe struct AtkValuePtr(nint address) : IEquatable<AtkValuePtr
             AtkValueType.UInt => this.Struct->UInt,
             AtkValueType.UInt64 => this.Struct->UInt64,
             AtkValueType.Float => this.Struct->Float,
-            AtkValueType.String or AtkValueType.String8 or AtkValueType.ManagedString => this.Struct->String == null ? default : this.Struct->String.AsReadOnlySeString(),
+            AtkValueType.String or AtkValueType.String8 or AtkValueType.ManagedString => this.Struct->String.HasValue ? this.Struct->String.AsReadOnlySeString() : default,
             AtkValueType.WideString => this.Struct->WideString == null ? string.Empty : new string(this.Struct->WideString),
             AtkValueType.Pointer => (nint)this.Struct->Pointer,
             _ => throw new NotImplementedException($"AtkValueType {this.ValueType} is currently not supported"),