diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 23de8f1..a38da60 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Returns a `Client` instance and connects to the server.
 | ----------- | ----------- |-|
 | host        | **Required** |  host to connect to, for example `127.0.0.1`. |
 | port        | *optional* |  port to connect to, default to **19132**     |
-| version     | *optional* |  Version to connect as. <br/>(Future feature, see [#69][1]) If not specified, should automatically match server version. <br/>(Current feature) Defaults to latest version. |
+| version     | *optional* |  Version to connect as. If not specified, automatically match server version. |
 | offline     | *optional* |  default to **false**. Set this to true to disable Microsoft/Xbox auth.   |
 | username    | Conditional | Required if `offline` set to true : Username to connect to server as.     |
 | authTitle   | *optional* | The title ID to connect as, see the README for usage.     |
@@ -160,5 +160,3 @@ relay.on('connect', player => {
 ```
 
 'Relay' emits 'clientbound' and 'serverbound' events, along with the data for the outgoing packet that can be modified. You can send a packet to the client with `player.queue()` or to the backend server with `player.upstream.queue()`.
-
-[1]: https://github.com/PrismarineJS/bedrock-protocol/issues/69
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index e1187ca..e47c35c 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ declare module "bedrock-protocol" {
     // The view distance in chunks
     viewDistance?: number,
     // Specifies which game edition to sign in as. Optional, but some servers verify this.
-    authTitle?: title | string
+    authTitle?: title | string,
+    // whether to skip initial ping and immediately connect
+    skipPing?: boolean
   }
 
   export interface ServerOptions extends Options {
diff --git a/src/createClient.js b/src/createClient.js
index 50009be..f8e205a 100644
--- a/src/createClient.js
+++ b/src/createClient.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const assert = require('assert')
 const advertisement = require('./server/advertisement')
 const { sleep } = require('./datatypes/util')
 
-/** @param {{ version?: number, host: string, port?: number, connectTimeout?: number }} options */
+/** @param {{ version?: number, host: string, port?: number, connectTimeout?: number, skipPing?: boolean }} options */
 function createClient (options) {
   assert(options)
   const client = new Client({ port: 19132, ...options })
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function createClient (options) {
     client.ping().then(data => {
       const advert = advertisement.fromServerName(data)
       console.log(`Connecting to server ${advert.motd} (${advert.name}), version ${advert.version}`)
-      // TODO: update connect version based on ping response
+      client.version = options.version ?? advert.version
       connect(client)
     }, client)
   }