diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/CustomItemRegistryPopulator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/CustomItemRegistryPopulator.java
index cd19ab14718..d1cec32312f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/CustomItemRegistryPopulator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/CustomItemRegistryPopulator.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.cloudburstmc.nbt.NbtType;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.data.definitions.ItemDefinition;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.data.definitions.SimpleItemDefinition;
+import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.data.inventory.ItemVersion;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.GeyserImpl;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.api.item.custom.CustomItemData;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.api.item.custom.CustomRenderOffsets;
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ public boolean register(@NonNull NonVanillaCustomItemData customItemData) {
 
     public static GeyserCustomMappingData registerCustomItem(String customItemName, Item javaItem, GeyserMappingItem mapping, CustomItemData customItemData, int bedrockId, int protocolVersion) {
         NbtMapBuilder builder = createComponentNbt(customItemData, javaItem, mapping, customItemName, bedrockId, protocolVersion);
-        ItemDefinition itemDefinition = new SimpleItemDefinition(customItemName, bedrockId, 1, true, builder.build());
+        ItemDefinition itemDefinition = new SimpleItemDefinition(customItemName, bedrockId, ItemVersion.DATA_DRIVEN, true, builder.build());
 
         return new GeyserCustomMappingData(itemDefinition, customItemName, bedrockId);
     }
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ public static NonVanillaItemRegistration registerCustomItem(NonVanillaCustomItem
             customItemData.isHat(), customItemData.displayHandheld(), protocolVersion);
         ItemMapping customItemMapping = ItemMapping.builder()
                 .bedrockIdentifier(customIdentifier)
-                .bedrockDefinition(new SimpleItemDefinition(customIdentifier, customItemId, 1, true, builder.build()))
+                .bedrockDefinition(new SimpleItemDefinition(customIdentifier, customItemId, ItemVersion.DATA_DRIVEN, true, builder.build()))
                 .bedrockData(0)
                 .bedrockBlockDefinition(null)
                 .toolType(customItemData.toolType())
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/DataComponentRegistryPopulator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/DataComponentRegistryPopulator.java
index 742564a390e..829e8719e10 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/DataComponentRegistryPopulator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/DataComponentRegistryPopulator.java
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+/**
+ * Loads default item components for all Java items.
+ */
 public final class DataComponentRegistryPopulator {
 
     public static void populate() {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/ItemRegistryPopulator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/ItemRegistryPopulator.java
index 6e269b5a382..08f3226f9e2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/ItemRegistryPopulator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/registry/populator/ItemRegistryPopulator.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.data.inventory.CreativeItemData;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.data.inventory.CreativeItemGroup;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.data.inventory.ItemData;
+import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.data.inventory.ItemVersion;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.Constants;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.GeyserBootstrap;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.GeyserImpl;
@@ -212,15 +213,13 @@ public static void populate() {
                     nextFreeBedrockId = id + 1;
                 }
 
-                NbtMap components = null;
-                if (entry.isComponentBased()) {
-                    components = vanillaComponents.getCompound(entry.getName());
-                    if (components == null) {
-                        throw new RuntimeException("Could not find vanilla components for vanilla component based item! " + entry.getName());
-                    }
+                // Some items, e.g. food, are not component based but still have components
+                NbtMap components = vanillaComponents.getCompound(entry.getName());
+                if (components == null && entry.isComponentBased()) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Could not find vanilla components for vanilla component based item! " + entry.getName());
                 }
 
-                ItemDefinition definition = new SimpleItemDefinition(entry.getName().intern(), id, entry.getVersion(), entry.isComponentBased(), components);
+                ItemDefinition definition = new SimpleItemDefinition(entry.getName().intern(), id, ItemVersion.from(entry.getVersion()), entry.isComponentBased(), components);
                 definitions.put(entry.getName(), definition);
                 registry.put(definition.getRuntimeId(), definition);
             }
@@ -453,7 +452,7 @@ public static void populate() {
                                             int customProtocolId = nextFreeBedrockId++;
                                             mappingItem = mappingItem.withBedrockData(customProtocolId);
                                             bedrockIdentifier = customBlockData.identifier();
-                                            definition = new SimpleItemDefinition(bedrockIdentifier, customProtocolId, 1, false, null);
+                                            definition = new SimpleItemDefinition(bedrockIdentifier, customProtocolId, ItemVersion.DATA_DRIVEN, true, NbtMap.EMPTY);
                                             registry.put(customProtocolId, definition);
                                             customBlockItemDefinitions.put(customBlockData, definition);
                                             customIdMappings.put(customProtocolId, bedrockIdentifier);
@@ -593,7 +592,7 @@ public static void populate() {
             if (customItemsAllowed) {
                 // Add furnace minecart
                 int furnaceMinecartId = nextFreeBedrockId++;
-                ItemDefinition definition = new SimpleItemDefinition("geysermc:furnace_minecart", furnaceMinecartId, 1, true, registerFurnaceMinecart(furnaceMinecartId));
+                ItemDefinition definition = new SimpleItemDefinition("geysermc:furnace_minecart", furnaceMinecartId, ItemVersion.DATA_DRIVEN, true, registerFurnaceMinecart(furnaceMinecartId));
                 definitions.put("geysermc:furnace_minecart", definition);
                 registry.put(definition.getRuntimeId(), definition);
                 componentItemData.add(definition);
@@ -667,7 +666,7 @@ public static void populate() {
                     String identifier = customBlock.identifier();
 
                     // TODO verify
-                    final ItemDefinition definition = new SimpleItemDefinition(identifier, customProtocolId, 1, false, null);
+                    final ItemDefinition definition = new SimpleItemDefinition(identifier, customProtocolId, ItemVersion.DATA_DRIVEN, false, null);
                     registry.put(customProtocolId, definition);
                     customBlockItemDefinitions.put(customBlock, definition);
                     customIdMappings.put(customProtocolId, identifier);
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/bedrock/item_components.nbt b/core/src/main/resources/bedrock/item_components.nbt
index 34d2ac7f0ca..b34ebf88146 100644
Binary files a/core/src/main/resources/bedrock/item_components.nbt and b/core/src/main/resources/bedrock/item_components.nbt differ
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 4616ab96dda..1d993bf60a1 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ netty-io-uring = "0.0.25.Final-SNAPSHOT"
 guava = "29.0-jre"
 gson = "2.3.1" # Provided by Spigot 1.8.8
 websocket = "1.5.1"
-protocol-connection = "3.0.0.Beta6-20250203.121006-1"
-protocol-common = "3.0.0.Beta6-20250203.121006-1"
-protocol-codec = "3.0.0.Beta6-20250203.121006-1"
+protocol-connection = "3.0.0.Beta6-20250212.131009-3"
+protocol-common = "3.0.0.Beta6-20250212.131009-3"
+protocol-codec = "3.0.0.Beta6-20250212.131009-3"
 raknet = "1.0.0.CR3-20250128.101054-17"
 minecraftauth = "4.1.1"
 mcprotocollib = "1.21.4-20250121.131208-18"