diff --git a/azalea-protocol/src/packets/handshaking/client_intention_packet.rs b/azalea-protocol/src/packets/handshaking/client_intention_packet.rs
index 1900d476..cac64a01 100755
--- a/azalea-protocol/src/packets/handshaking/client_intention_packet.rs
+++ b/azalea-protocol/src/packets/handshaking/client_intention_packet.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::hash::Hash;
 #[derive(Hash, Clone, Debug, McBuf, ServerboundHandshakePacket)]
 pub struct ClientIntentionPacket {
     #[var]
-    pub protocol_version: u32,
+    pub protocol_version: i32,
     pub hostname: String,
     pub port: u16,
     pub intention: ConnectionProtocol,
diff --git a/azalea-protocol/src/packets/mod.rs b/azalea-protocol/src/packets/mod.rs
index eb902da2..df3a2bf0 100755
--- a/azalea-protocol/src/packets/mod.rs
+++ b/azalea-protocol/src/packets/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use std::io::{Cursor, Write};
 // TODO: rename the packet files to just like clientbound_add_entity instead of
 // clientbound_add_entity_packet
 
-pub const PROTOCOL_VERSION: u32 = 764;
+pub const PROTOCOL_VERSION: i32 = 764;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub enum ConnectionProtocol {
diff --git a/codegen/lib/code/version.py b/codegen/lib/code/version.py
index 35779af6..6365d6cf 100755
--- a/codegen/lib/code/version.py
+++ b/codegen/lib/code/version.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def set_version_id(version_id: str) -> None:
 
 def get_protocol_version() -> str:
     # azalea-protocol/src/packets/mod.rs
-    # pub const PROTOCOL_VERSION: u32 = 758;
+    # pub const PROTOCOL_VERSION: i32 = 758;
     with open(get_dir_location('../azalea-protocol/src/packets/mod.rs'), 'r') as f:
         mod_rs = f.read().splitlines()
     for line in mod_rs:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def set_protocol_version(protocol_version: str) -> None:
         mod_rs = f.read().splitlines()
     for i, line in enumerate(mod_rs):
         if line.strip().startswith('pub const PROTOCOL_VERSION'):
-            mod_rs[i] = f'pub const PROTOCOL_VERSION: u32 = {protocol_version};'
+            mod_rs[i] = f'pub const PROTOCOL_VERSION: i32 = {protocol_version};'
             break
     else:
         raise Exception(