diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 527f970fe..d951acee4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The ultimate goal of this project is to allow Minecraft: Bedrock Edition users t
 
 Special thanks to the DragonProxy project for being a trailblazer in protocol translation and for all the team members who have joined us here!
 
-### Currently supporting Minecraft Bedrock 1.19.40 - 1.19.80 and Minecraft Java 1.19.4.
+### Currently supporting Minecraft Bedrock 1.19.40 - 1.19.81 and Minecraft Java 1.19.4.
 
 ## Setting Up
 Take a look [here](https://wiki.geysermc.org/geyser/setup/) for how to set up Geyser.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GameProtocol.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GameProtocol.java
index 93251f5fd..e23299bfa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GameProtocol.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GameProtocol.java
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ public final class GameProtocol {
      * Default Bedrock codec that should act as a fallback. Should represent the latest available
      * release of the game that Geyser supports.
      */
-    public static final BedrockCodec DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC = Bedrock_v582.CODEC;
+    public static final BedrockCodec DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC = Bedrock_v582.CODEC.toBuilder()
+            .minecraftVersion("1.19.81")
+            .build();
     /**
      * A list of all supported Bedrock versions that can join Geyser
      */
@@ -73,7 +75,9 @@ public final class GameProtocol {
         SUPPORTED_BEDROCK_CODECS.add(Bedrock_v575.CODEC.toBuilder()
                 .minecraftVersion("1.19.70/1.19.71/1.19.73")
                 .build());
-        SUPPORTED_BEDROCK_CODECS.add(DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC);
+        SUPPORTED_BEDROCK_CODECS.add(DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC.toBuilder()
+                .minecraftVersion("1.19.80/1.19.81")
+                .build());
     }
 
     /**