diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/data/ComponentRewriter1_13.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/data/ComponentRewriter1_13.java
index ce567c21a..87b6a2a91 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/data/ComponentRewriter1_13.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/data/ComponentRewriter1_13.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.data;
 
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.NumberTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ShortTag;
 import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public class ComponentRewriter1_13 extends ComponentRewriter {
         }
 
         CompoundTag itemTag = tag.get("tag");
-        ShortTag damageTag = tag.get("Damage");
+        NumberTag damageTag = tag.get("Damage");
 
         // Call item converter
         short damage = damageTag != null ? damageTag.asShort() : 0;
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ce10b7356..074d6436d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Project properties - we put these here so they can be modified without causing a recompile of the build scripts
-projectVersion=4.3.2-1.19.1-pre2-SNAPSHOT
+projectVersion=4.4.0-1.19.1-pre2-SNAPSHOT
 
 # Gradle properties
 org.gradle.daemon=true