diff --git a/src/ts/common/compressPony.ts b/src/ts/common/compressPony.ts
index 518cd98..0145b58 100644
--- a/src/ts/common/compressPony.ts
+++ b/src/ts/common/compressPony.ts
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ const readNumber = readBits(NUMBERS_BITS);
 export function readPony(read: ReadBits): Precompressed {
 	const version = read(VERSION_BITS);
 
-	if (version > 5) {
+	if (version > VERSION) {
 		throw new Error('Invalid version');
 	}