diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 46c029b1..4623b4dc 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
   "defaultHost": "95.111.249.143",
   "defaultHostPort": 10000,
   "defaultProxy": "",
-  "defaultProxyPort": 0
+  "defaultProxyPort": 0,
+  "defaultVersion": "1.17.1"
 }
diff --git a/lib/menus/play_screen.js b/lib/menus/play_screen.js
index e8d24ee6..28d47304 100644
--- a/lib/menus/play_screen.js
+++ b/lib/menus/play_screen.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class PlayScreen extends LitElement {
       this.serverport = config.defaultHostPort ?? 25565
       this.proxy = config.defaultProxy
       this.proxyport = !config.defaultProxy && !config.defaultProxyPort ? '' : config.defaultProxyPort ?? 443
+      this.version = config.defaultVersion
     })
   }