diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3f2713d..f91c180 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ MC_RCON_PASSWORD=your-rcon-password-here
 # ── Modrinth Plugins ──────────────────────────
 # Auto-downloaded on container start. Add or remove slugs as needed.
 # Available at: https://modrinth.com/plugins
-MC_MODRINTH_PROJECTS=veinminer,luckperms,simple-voice-chat,treetimber,viaversion,viabackwards,chunky,axgraves,singleplayersleep,fodrops,maxtools,essentialsx?,coreprotect?,bluemap?,spark?,origins-reborn,origins-mobs,origins-monsters,origins-fantasy,origins-magic
+MC_MODRINTH_PROJECTS=veinminer,luckperms,simple-voice-chat,treetimber,viaversion,viabackwards,chunky,axgraves,singleplayersleep,fodrops,maxtools,essentialsx?,coreprotect?,bluemap?,spark?
+# MC_MODRINTH_VERSION=1.21.11  # override version string for Modrinth lookups, e.g. if your Paper version uses new numbering
 
 # ── Bedrock Support (Geyser/Floodgate) ────────
 # Direct-download plugin URLs (comma or newline delimited).
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 09b51f4..62ff6c1 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ services:
       
       # Modrinth projects — auto-resolves the correct build for the running loader
       MODRINTH_PROJECTS: "${MC_MODRINTH_PROJECTS:-luckperms,simple-voice-chat,better-veinminer,treetimber,viaversion,viabackwards,chunky,axgraves}"
+      # Override version string for Modrinth lookups (needed when VERSION uses Paper's
+      # new numbering like 26.1.2 instead of the old 1.21.x format Modrinth expects)
+      MODRINTH_VERSION: "${MC_MODRINTH_VERSION:-}"
       
       # Spiget Resources
       SPIGET_RESOURCES: "${MC_SPIGET_RESOURCES:-1997}"