diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
index 8231071f9..28d48b76e 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_5to1_20_3/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.ItemRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.Either;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.Key;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.SerializerVersion;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.UUIDUtil;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints.Int2IntOpenHashMap;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints.Int2ObjectMap;
@@ -1111,7 +1112,8 @@ public final class BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends ItemRewriter<Clientboun
     }
 
     private Tag jsonToTag(final UserConnection connection, final StringTag stringTag) {
-        final Tag tag = ComponentUtil.jsonStringToTag(stringTag.getValue());
+        // Use the same version for deserializing and serializing, as the only write changes are in hovers, which we handle ourselves
+        final Tag tag = ComponentUtil.jsonStringToTag(stringTag.getValue(), SerializerVersion.V1_20_3, SerializerVersion.V1_20_3);
         protocol.getComponentRewriter().processTag(connection, tag);
         return tag;
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
index 20f991ebc..a054c8a7c 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ public final class ComponentUtil {
         }
     }
 
-    public static @Nullable Tag jsonStringToTag(@Nullable final String json) {
+    public static @Nullable Tag jsonStringToTag(@Nullable final String json, final SerializerVersion from, final SerializerVersion to) {
         if (json == null) {
             return null;
         }
 
         try {
-            final ATextComponent component = TextComponentSerializer.V1_20_3.deserialize(json);
-            return SerializerVersion.V1_20_5.toTag(component);
+            final ATextComponent component = from.jsonSerializer.deserialize(json);
+            return to.toTag(component);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             Via.getPlatform().getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Error converting component: " + json, e);
             return new StringTag("<error>");