diff --git a/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPingPassthrough.java b/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPingPassthrough.java
index b2258d3a3..f20076597 100644
--- a/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPingPassthrough.java
+++ b/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPingPassthrough.java
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ import com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.InboundConnection;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyServer;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.ServerPing;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.ServerPing.Version;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
+import org.geysermc.geyser.network.GameProtocol;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.ping.GeyserPingInfo;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.ping.IGeyserPingPassthrough;
 
@@ -51,7 +53,9 @@ public class GeyserVelocityPingPassthrough implements IGeyserPingPassthrough {
         try {
             event = server.getEventManager().fire(new ProxyPingEvent(new GeyserInboundConnection(inetSocketAddress), ServerPing.builder()
                     .description(server.getConfiguration().getMotd()).onlinePlayers(server.getPlayerCount())
-                    .maximumPlayers(server.getConfiguration().getShowMaxPlayers()).build())).get();
+                    .maximumPlayers(server.getConfiguration().getShowMaxPlayers())
+                    .version(new Version(GameProtocol.getJavaProtocolVersion(), GameProtocol.getJavaMinecraftVersion())) 
+                    .build())).get();
         } catch (ExecutionException | InterruptedException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }