diff --git a/source/resource/blocks.json b/source/resource/blocks.json
index 77178f99..3aabb8f3 100644
--- a/source/resource/blocks.json
+++ b/source/resource/blocks.json
@@ -26,7 +26,30 @@
   },
   "propertyNames": { "pattern": "^[\\w_\\-:\\.]+$" },
   "properties": {
-    "format_version": { "$ref": "../general/format_version.json" }
+    "format_version": {
+      "oneOf": [
+        { "$ref": "../general/format_version.json" },
+        {
+          "title": "Format Version",
+          "description": "A version that tells Minecraft what type of data format can be expected when reading this file.",
+          "type": "array",
+          "default": [1, 1, 0],
+          "examples": [[1, 1, 0]],
+          "items": {
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          "minItems": 3,
+          "maxItems": 3,
+          "uniqueItems": false,
+          "defaultSnippets": [
+            {
+              "label": "New Format version",
+              "body": [1, 1, 0]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": {
     "additionalProperties": false,