diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonGraphic.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonGraphic.cs
index 9e3ea220f..9efa7e9cc 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonGraphic.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonGraphic.cs
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 
 		public override void Rebuild (CanvasUpdate update) {
 			base.Rebuild(update);
+			if (!this.IsValid) return;
 			if (canvasRenderer.cull) return;
 			if (update == CanvasUpdate.PreRender) {
 				if (requiresInstructionUpate) PrepareInstructionsAndRenderers(isInRebuild: true);
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 		}
 
 		public void LateUpdate () {
+			if (!this.IsValid) return;
 			// instantiation can happen from Update() after this component, leading to a missing Update() call.
 			if (!wasUpdatedAfterInit) Update(0);
 			if (freeze) return;
diff --git a/spine-unity/Modules/com.esotericsoftware.spine.urp-shaders/package.json b/spine-unity/Modules/com.esotericsoftware.spine.urp-shaders/package.json
index 231d68e18..0b5f5c727 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Modules/com.esotericsoftware.spine.urp-shaders/package.json
+++ b/spine-unity/Modules/com.esotericsoftware.spine.urp-shaders/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "com.esotericsoftware.spine.urp-shaders",
   "displayName": "Spine Universal RP Shaders",
   "description": "This plugin provides universal render pipeline (URP) shaders for the spine-unity runtime.\n\nPrerequisites:\nIt requires a working installation of the spine-unity runtime, version 4.1.\n(See http://esotericsoftware.com/git/spine-runtimes/spine-unity)",
-  "version": "4.1.12",
+  "version": "4.1.13",
   "unity": "2019.3",
   "author": {
     "name": "Esoteric Software",