diff --git a/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurConfig.java b/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurConfig.java
index 959641751..643da58e5 100644
--- a/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurConfig.java
+++ b/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurConfig.java
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ public class PurpurConfig {
         commands = new HashMap<>();
         commands.put("purpur", new PurpurCommand("purpur"));
 
-        version = getInt("config-version", 39);
-        set("config-version", 39);
+        version = getInt("config-version", 40);
+        set("config-version", 40);
 
         readConfig(PurpurConfig.class, null);
 
diff --git a/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java b/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
index 529474df7..f77556b6d 100644
--- a/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+++ b/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
     public double beeMaxHealth = 10.0D;
     public double beeScale = 1.0D;
     public int beeBreedingTicks = 6000;
-    public boolean beeTakeDamageFromWater = true;
+    public boolean beeTakeDamageFromWater = false;
     public boolean beeCanWorkAtNight = false;
     public boolean beeCanWorkInRain = false;
     public boolean beeAlwaysDropExp = false;
@@ -1247,6 +1247,9 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
         beeMaxHealth = getDouble("mobs.bee.attributes.max_health", beeMaxHealth);
         beeScale = Mth.clamp(getDouble("mobs.bee.attributes.scale", beeScale), 0.0625D, 16.0D);
         beeBreedingTicks = getInt("mobs.bee.breeding-delay-ticks", beeBreedingTicks);
+        if (PurpurConfig.version < 40) {
+            set("mobs.bee.takes-damage-from-water", false);
+        }
         beeTakeDamageFromWater = getBoolean("mobs.bee.takes-damage-from-water", beeTakeDamageFromWater);
         beeCanWorkAtNight = getBoolean("mobs.bee.can-work-at-night", beeCanWorkAtNight);
         beeCanWorkInRain = getBoolean("mobs.bee.can-work-in-rain", beeCanWorkInRain);