diff --git a/LavalinkServer/src/main/java/lavalink/server/config/KoeConfiguration.kt b/LavalinkServer/src/main/java/lavalink/server/config/KoeConfiguration.kt
index 41397f50..53a9a999 100644
--- a/LavalinkServer/src/main/java/lavalink/server/config/KoeConfiguration.kt
+++ b/LavalinkServer/src/main/java/lavalink/server/config/KoeConfiguration.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.sedmelluq.lava.common.natives.architecture.DefaultOperatingSystemType
 import com.sedmelluq.lava.common.natives.architecture.SystemType
 import moe.kyokobot.koe.KoeOptions
 import moe.kyokobot.koe.codec.udpqueue.UdpQueueFramePollerFactory
+import moe.kyokobot.koe.gateway.GatewayVersion
 import org.slf4j.Logger
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ class KoeConfiguration(val serverConfig: ServerConfig) {
 
     @Bean
     fun koeOptions(): KoeOptions = KoeOptions.builder().apply {
+        setGatewayVersion(GatewayVersion.V8)
+
         val systemType: SystemType? = try {
             SystemType(DefaultArchitectureTypes.detect(), DefaultOperatingSystemTypes.detect())
         } catch (e: IllegalArgumentException) {
@@ -70,4 +73,4 @@ class KoeConfiguration(val serverConfig: ServerConfig) {
             )
         }
     }.create()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 06396665..c2aecbb1 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fun VersionCatalogBuilder.spring() {
 
 fun VersionCatalogBuilder.voice() {
     version("lavaplayer", "2.2.1")
-    version("koe", "2.0.2")
+    version("koe", "2.0.3-rc2")
 
     library("lavaplayer",            "dev.arbjerg", "lavaplayer").versionRef("lavaplayer")
     library("lavaplayer-ip-rotator", "dev.arbjerg", "lavaplayer-ext-youtube-rotator").versionRef("lavaplayer")