diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/search/indexing.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/search/indexing.rs
index 65d2929a9f..96793510f5 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/search/indexing.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/search/indexing.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::database::models::{
 use crate::database::redis::RedisPool;
 use crate::models::exp;
 use crate::models::ids::ProjectId;
-use crate::models::projects::from_duplicate_version_fields;
+use crate::models::projects::{DependencyType, from_duplicate_version_fields};
 use crate::models::v2::projects::LegacyProject;
 use crate::routes::v2_reroute;
 use crate::search::{SearchProjectDependency, UploadSearchProject};
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ pub async fn index_local(
                                 dependency_project_id,
                             ))
                             .to_string(),
-                            dependency_type: m.dependency_type,
+                            dependency_type: DependencyType::from_string(
+                                &m.dependency_type,
+                            ),
                             name: m.dependency_name,
                             slug: m.dependency_slug,
                             icon_url: m.dependency_icon_url,
@@ -407,8 +409,10 @@ pub async fn index_local(
             .iter()
             .filter(|dependency| {
                 matches!(
-                    dependency.dependency_type.as_str(),
-                    "required" | "optional"
+                    dependency.dependency_type,
+                    DependencyType::Required
+                        | DependencyType::Optional
+                        | DependencyType::Embedded
                 )
             })
             .map(|dependency| dependency.project_id.clone())
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/search/mod.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/search/mod.rs
index 6f3518438e..0f46a81111 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::database::redis::RedisPool;
 use crate::models::exp;
 use crate::models::exp::minecraft::JavaServerPing;
 use crate::models::ids::{ProjectId, VersionId};
+use crate::models::projects::DependencyType;
 use crate::queue::server_ping;
 use crate::routes::ApiError;
 use crate::{database::PgPool, env::ENV};
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ pub struct UploadSearchProject {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct SearchProjectDependency {
     pub project_id: String,
-    pub dependency_type: String,
+    pub dependency_type: DependencyType,
     pub name: String,
     pub slug: Option<String>,
     pub icon_url: Option<String>,
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/tests/search.rs b/apps/labrinth/tests/search.rs
index a7c25a34bf..c009aa929c 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/tests/search.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/tests/search.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use common::environment::TestEnvironment;
 use common::environment::with_test_environment;
 use common::search::setup_search_projects;
 use futures::stream::StreamExt;
+use labrinth::models::projects::DependencyType;
 use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::common::api_common::Api;
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ async fn search_projects() {
             );
             assert_eq!(
                 projects.hits[0].dependencies[0].dependency_type,
-                "required"
+                DependencyType::Required
             );
             assert!(
                 projects.hits[0].dependencies[0]