diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2fdc93fa1..9257af9ac 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 1.20.40 - 1.20.80 and Minecraft Java 1.20.5/1.20.6
+### Currently supporting Minecraft Bedrock 1.20.40 - 1.20.80/81 and Minecraft Java 1.20.5/1.20.6
 
 ## 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 fdaecbb69..f9292671f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GameProtocol.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/GameProtocol.java
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ 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 = CodecProcessor.processCodec(Bedrock_v671.CODEC);
+    public static final BedrockCodec DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC = CodecProcessor.processCodec(Bedrock_v671.CODEC.toBuilder()
+            .minecraftVersion("1.20.81")
+            .build());
 
     /**
      * A list of all supported Bedrock versions that can join Geyser
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ public final class GameProtocol {
             .minecraftVersion("1.20.70/1.20.73")
             .build()));
         SUPPORTED_BEDROCK_CODECS.add(CodecProcessor.processCodec(DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC.toBuilder()
-            .minecraftVersion("1.20.80")
+            .minecraftVersion("1.20.80/1.20.81")
             .build()));
     }