diff --git a/source/general/format_version.json b/source/general/format_version.json
index b8861ff5..9838e704 100644
--- a/source/general/format_version.json
+++ b/source/general/format_version.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "A version that tells minecraft what type of data format can be expected when reading this file.",
   "pattern": "^([1-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)$",
   "type": "string",
-  "default": "1.19.40",
-  "examples": ["1.19.40", "1.18.0", "1.17.0", "1.16.0", "1.15.0", "1.14.0", "1.13.0", "1.12.0", "1.10.0", "1.8.0"],
+  "default": "1.19.50",
+  "examples": ["1.19.50", "1.18.0", "1.17.0", "1.16.0", "1.15.0", "1.14.0", "1.13.0", "1.12.0", "1.10.0", "1.8.0"],
   "defaultSnippets": [{ "label": "New Format version", "body": "1.${1|8,10,12,17,18,19|}.${3|2|0|}" }]
 }