diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/0553-Do-not-let-the-server-load-chunks-from-newer-version.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0553-Do-not-let-the-server-load-chunks-from-newer-version.patch
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+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0553-Do-not-let-the-server-load-chunks-from-newer-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Zach Brown <zach@zachbr.io>
+Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 20:44:47 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Do not let the server load chunks from newer versions
+
+If the server attempts to load a chunk generated by a newer version of
+the game, immediately stop the server to prevent data corruption.
+
+You can override this functionality at your own peril.
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkRegionLoader.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkRegionLoader.java
+index ac58fcb7985ebe0cfdab6e1400deb37c233ff637..66a39d75394236f5ee745da7ac0b0ac5fe71f911 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkRegionLoader.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkRegionLoader.java
+@@ -51,10 +51,24 @@ public class ChunkRegionLoader {
+         return holder.protoChunk;
+     }
+ 
++    // Paper start
++    private static final int CURRENT_DATA_VERSION = SharedConstants.getGameVersion().getWorldVersion();
++    private static final boolean JUST_CORRUPT_IT = Boolean.getBoolean("Paper.ignoreWorldDataVersion");
++    // Paper end
++
+     public static InProgressChunkHolder loadChunk(WorldServer worldserver, DefinedStructureManager definedstructuremanager, VillagePlace villageplace, ChunkCoordIntPair chunkcoordintpair, NBTTagCompound nbttagcompound, boolean distinguish) {
+         ArrayDeque<Runnable> tasksToExecuteOnMain = new ArrayDeque<>();
+         // Paper end
+         ChunkGenerator chunkgenerator = worldserver.getChunkProvider().getChunkGenerator();
++        // Paper start - Do NOT attempt to load chunks saved with newer versions
++        if (nbttagcompound.hasKeyOfType("DataVersion", 99)) {
++            int dataVersion = nbttagcompound.getInt("DataVersion");
++            if (!JUST_CORRUPT_IT && dataVersion > CURRENT_DATA_VERSION) {
++                new RuntimeException("Server attempted to load chunk saved with newer version of minecraft! " + dataVersion + " > " + CURRENT_DATA_VERSION).printStackTrace();
++                System.exit(1);
++            }
++        }
++        // Paper end
+         WorldChunkManager worldchunkmanager = chunkgenerator.getWorldChunkManager();
+         NBTTagCompound nbttagcompound1 = nbttagcompound.getCompound("Level"); // Paper - diff on change, see ChunkRegionLoader#getChunkCoordinate
+         ChunkCoordIntPair chunkcoordintpair1 = new ChunkCoordIntPair(nbttagcompound1.getInt("xPos"), nbttagcompound1.getInt("zPos")); // Paper - diff on change, see ChunkRegionLoader#getChunkCoordinate