diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e586463c..fb93a8808 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ 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!
 
 ## Supported Versions
-Geyser is currently supporting Minecraft Bedrock 1.20.80 - 1.21.20 and Minecraft Java Server 1.21/1.21.1. For more info please see [here](https://geysermc.org/wiki/geyser/supported-versions/).
+Geyser is currently supporting Minecraft Bedrock 1.20.80 - 1.21.21 and Minecraft Java 1.21/1.21.1. For more information, please see [here](https://geysermc.org/wiki/geyser/supported-versions/).
 
 ## Setting Up
 Take a look [here](https://geysermc.org/wiki/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 422fa3d5a..baa1d24d0 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 +50,7 @@ public final class GameProtocol {
      * release of the game that Geyser supports.
      */
     public static final BedrockCodec DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC = CodecProcessor.processCodec(Bedrock_v712.CODEC.toBuilder()
-        .minecraftVersion("1.21.20")
+        .minecraftVersion("1.21.20/1.21.21")
         .build());
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/GeyserServer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/GeyserServer.java
index a67bd8a32..5166bde4d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/GeyserServer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/GeyserServer.java
@@ -84,10 +84,11 @@ public final class GeyserServer {
     /*
     The following constants are all used to ensure the ping does not reach a length where it is unparsable by the Bedrock client
      */
-    private static final int MINECRAFT_VERSION_BYTES_LENGTH = GameProtocol.DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC.getMinecraftVersion().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8).length;
+    private static final String PING_VERSION = pingVersion();
+    private static final int PING_VERSION_BYTES_LENGTH = PING_VERSION.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8).length;
     private static final int BRAND_BYTES_LENGTH = GeyserImpl.NAME.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8).length;
     /**
-     * The MOTD, sub-MOTD and Minecraft version ({@link #MINECRAFT_VERSION_BYTES_LENGTH}) combined cannot reach this length.
+     * The MOTD, sub-MOTD and Minecraft version ({@link #PING_VERSION_BYTES_LENGTH}) combined cannot reach this length.
      */
     private static final int MAGIC_RAKNET_LENGTH = 338;
 
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ public final class GeyserServer {
                 .gameType("Survival") // Can only be Survival or Creative as of 1.16.210.59
                 .nintendoLimited(false)
                 .protocolVersion(GameProtocol.DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC.getProtocolVersion())
-                .version(GameProtocol.DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC.getMinecraftVersion()) // Required to not be empty as of 1.16.210.59. Can only contain . and numbers.
+                .version(PING_VERSION)
                 .ipv4Port(this.broadcastPort)
                 .ipv6Port(this.broadcastPort)
                 .serverId(channel.config().getOption(RakChannelOption.RAK_GUID));
@@ -367,15 +368,15 @@ public final class GeyserServer {
         // We don't know why, though
         byte[] motdArray = pong.motd().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
         int subMotdLength = pong.subMotd().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8).length;
-        if (motdArray.length + subMotdLength > (MAGIC_RAKNET_LENGTH - MINECRAFT_VERSION_BYTES_LENGTH)) {
+        if (motdArray.length + subMotdLength > (MAGIC_RAKNET_LENGTH - PING_VERSION_BYTES_LENGTH)) {
             // Shorten the sub-MOTD first since that only appears locally
             if (subMotdLength > BRAND_BYTES_LENGTH) {
                 pong.subMotd(GeyserImpl.NAME);
                 subMotdLength = BRAND_BYTES_LENGTH;
             }
-            if (motdArray.length > (MAGIC_RAKNET_LENGTH - MINECRAFT_VERSION_BYTES_LENGTH - subMotdLength)) {
+            if (motdArray.length > (MAGIC_RAKNET_LENGTH - PING_VERSION_BYTES_LENGTH - subMotdLength)) {
                 // If the top MOTD is still too long, we chop it down
-                byte[] newMotdArray = new byte[MAGIC_RAKNET_LENGTH - MINECRAFT_VERSION_BYTES_LENGTH - subMotdLength];
+                byte[] newMotdArray = new byte[MAGIC_RAKNET_LENGTH - PING_VERSION_BYTES_LENGTH - subMotdLength];
                 System.arraycopy(motdArray, 0, newMotdArray, 0, newMotdArray.length);
                 pong.motd(new String(newMotdArray, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
             }
@@ -390,6 +391,17 @@ public final class GeyserServer {
         return pong;
     }
 
+    private static String pingVersion() {
+        // BedrockPong version is required to not be empty as of 1.16.210.59.
+        // Can only contain . and numbers, so use the latest version instead of sending all
+        var version = GameProtocol.DEFAULT_BEDROCK_CODEC.getMinecraftVersion();
+        var versionSplit = version.split("/");
+        if (versionSplit.length > 1) {
+            version = versionSplit[versionSplit.length - 1];
+        }
+        return version;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return the throwable from the given supplier, or the throwable caught while calling the supplier.
      */
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/LocalSession.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/LocalSession.java
index fdf6cd8c6..78c943a8b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/LocalSession.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/network/netty/LocalSession.java
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ public final class LocalSession extends TcpSession {
 
                     ChannelPipeline pipeline = channel.pipeline();
                     pipeline.addLast("sizer", new TcpPacketSizer(LocalSession.this, protocol.getPacketHeader().getLengthSize()));
-
                     pipeline.addLast("flow-control", new TcpFlowControlHandler());
                     pipeline.addLast("codec", new TcpPacketCodec(LocalSession.this, true));
                     pipeline.addLast("manager", LocalSession.this);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaCommandsTranslator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaCommandsTranslator.java
index 01da23809..f189658cd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaCommandsTranslator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaCommandsTranslator.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public class JavaCommandsTranslator extends PacketTranslator<ClientboundCommands
             if (a == null || b == null) return false;
             if ("help".equals(a.name()) && !"help".equals(b.name())) {
                 // Merging this causes Bedrock to fallback to its own help command
+                // Tested on Paper 1.20.4 with Essentials and Bedrock 1.21
                 // https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser/issues/2573
                 return false;
             }
@@ -124,8 +125,9 @@ public class JavaCommandsTranslator extends PacketTranslator<ClientboundCommands
         if (!session.getGeyser().getConfig().isCommandSuggestions()) {
             session.getGeyser().getLogger().debug("Not sending translated command suggestions as they are disabled.");
 
-            // Send an empty packet so Bedrock doesn't override /help with its own, built-in help command.
+            // Send a mostly empty packet so Bedrock doesn't override /help with its own, built-in help command.
             AvailableCommandsPacket emptyPacket = new AvailableCommandsPacket();
+            emptyPacket.getCommands().add(createFakeHelpCommand());
             session.sendUpstreamPacket(emptyPacket);
             return;
         }
@@ -182,6 +184,8 @@ public class JavaCommandsTranslator extends PacketTranslator<ClientboundCommands
         // The command flags, set to NOT_CHEAT so known commands can be used while achievements are enabled.
         Set<CommandData.Flag> flags = Set.of(CommandData.Flag.NOT_CHEAT);
 
+        boolean helpAdded = false;
+
         // Loop through all the found commands
         for (Map.Entry<BedrockCommandInfo, Set<String>> entry : commands.entrySet()) {
             String commandName = entry.getValue().iterator().next(); // We know this has a value
@@ -198,6 +202,15 @@ public class JavaCommandsTranslator extends PacketTranslator<ClientboundCommands
             // Build the completed command and add it to the final list
             CommandData data = new CommandData(commandName, entry.getKey().description(), flags, CommandPermission.ANY, aliases, Collections.emptyList(), entry.getKey().paramData());
             commandData.add(data);
+
+            if (commandName.equals("help")) {
+                helpAdded = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!helpAdded) {
+            // https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser/issues/2573 if Brigadier does not send the help command.
+            commandData.add(createFakeHelpCommand());
         }
 
         // Add our commands to the AvailableCommandsPacket for the bedrock client
@@ -286,6 +299,11 @@ public class JavaCommandsTranslator extends PacketTranslator<ClientboundCommands
         };
     }
 
+    private CommandData createFakeHelpCommand() {
+        CommandEnumData aliases = new CommandEnumData("helpAliases", Map.of("help", EnumSet.of(CommandEnumConstraint.ALLOW_ALIASES)), false);
+        return new CommandData("help", "", Set.of(CommandData.Flag.NOT_CHEAT), CommandPermission.ANY, aliases, Collections.emptyList(), new CommandOverloadData[0]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Stores the command description and parameter data for best optimizing the Bedrock commands packet.
      */
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index beae1687b..7f1d7486a 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ netty-io-uring = "0.0.25.Final-SNAPSHOT"
 guava = "29.0-jre"
 gson = "2.3.1" # Provided by Spigot 1.8.8
 websocket = "1.5.1"
-protocol = "3.0.0.Beta3-20240814.133201-7"
+protocol-connection = "3.0.0.Beta3-20240819.124045-12"
+protocol-common = "3.0.0.Beta3-20240819.124045-10"
+protocol-codec = "3.0.0.Beta3-20240819.124045-13"
 raknet = "1.0.0.CR3-20240416.144209-1"
 minecraftauth = "4.1.1-20240806.235051-7"
 mcprotocollib = "324f066"
@@ -125,9 +127,9 @@ viaproxy = { group = "net.raphimc", name = "ViaProxy", version.ref = "viaproxy"
 viaversion = { group = "com.viaversion", name = "viaversion", version.ref = "viaversion" }
 websocket = { group = "org.java-websocket", name = "Java-WebSocket", version.ref = "websocket" }
 
-protocol-common = { group = "org.cloudburstmc.protocol", name = "common", version.ref = "protocol" }
-protocol-codec = { group = "org.cloudburstmc.protocol", name = "bedrock-codec", version.ref = "protocol" }
-protocol-connection = { group = "org.cloudburstmc.protocol", name = "bedrock-connection", version.ref = "protocol" }
+protocol-common = { group = "org.cloudburstmc.protocol", name = "common", version.ref = "protocol-common" }
+protocol-codec = { group = "org.cloudburstmc.protocol", name = "bedrock-codec", version.ref = "protocol-codec" }
+protocol-connection = { group = "org.cloudburstmc.protocol", name = "bedrock-connection", version.ref = "protocol-connection" }
 
 math = { group = "org.cloudburstmc.math", name = "immutable", version = "2.0" }