diff --git a/litecord/gateway/gateway.py b/litecord/gateway/gateway.py
index 5d36922..98665d7 100644
--- a/litecord/gateway/gateway.py
+++ b/litecord/gateway/gateway.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async def websocket_handler(app, ws, url):
     except (KeyError, IndexError):
         gw_encoding = "json"
 
-    if gw_version not in ("6", "7"):
+    if gw_version not in ("6", "7", "8"):
         return await ws.close(1000, "Invalid gateway version")
 
     if gw_encoding not in ("json", "etf"):