diff --git a/lib/java.js b/lib/java.js
index fa339b9..c81490c 100644
--- a/lib/java.js
+++ b/lib/java.js
@@ -8,16 +8,15 @@
 import net from 'net';
 import varint from './varint.js';
 
-const PROTOCOL_VERSION = 0;
-
 /**
  * Ping a Minecraft Java server.
  * @param {string} host The host of the Java server.
  * @param {number} [port=25565] The port of the Java server.
  * @param {function} cb The callback function to handle the ping response.
  * @param {number} [timeout=5000] The timeout duration in milliseconds.
+ * @param {number} [protocolVersion=0] The protocol version of the Java client.
  */
-function ping(host, port = 25565, cb, timeout = 5000) {
+function ping(host, port = 25565, cb, timeout = 5000, protocolVersion = 0) {
     const socket = net.createConnection(({ host, port }));
 
     // Set manual timeout interval.
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ function ping(host, port = 25565, cb, timeout = 5000) {
     socket.on('connect', () => {
         const handshake = varint.concat([
             varint.encodeInt(0),
-            varint.encodeInt(PROTOCOL_VERSION),
+            varint.encodeInt(protocolVersion),
             varint.encodeInt(host.length),
             varint.encodeString(host),
             varint.encodeUShort(port),
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ function ping(host, port = 25565, cb, timeout = 5000) {
 
 /**
  * Asynchronously ping Minecraft Java server.
- * The optional `options` argument can be an object with a `ping` (default is `25565`) or/and `timeout` (default is `5000`) property.
+ * The optional `options` argument can be an object with a `port` (default is `25565`) or/and `timeout` (default is `5000`) or/and `protocolVersion` (default is `0`) property.
  * @param {string} host The Java server address.
  * @param {import('../types/index.js').PingOptions} options The configuration for pinging Minecraft Java server.
  * @returns {Promise<import('../types/index.js').JavaPingResponse>}
@@ -126,11 +125,11 @@ function ping(host, port = 25565, cb, timeout = 5000) {
 export function pingJava(host, options = {}) {
     if (!host) throw new Error('Host argument is not provided');
 
-    const { port = 25565, timeout = 5000 } = options;
+    const { port = 25565, timeout = 5000, protocolVersion = 0 } = options;
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         ping(host, port, (res, err) => {
             err ? reject(err) : resolve(res);
-        }, timeout);
+        }, timeout, protocolVersion);
     });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}