diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 63f037ad..bd0df84f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ RUN easy-add --var os=${TARGETOS} --var arch=${TARGETARCH}${TARGETVARIANT} \
   --from ${GITHUB_BASEURL}/itzg/{{.app}}/releases/download/{{.version}}/{{.app}}_{{.version}}_{{.os}}_{{.arch}}.tar.gz
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=itzg/mc-image-helper versioning=loose
-ARG MC_HELPER_VERSION=1.55.3
+ARG MC_HELPER_VERSION=1.55.4
 ARG MC_HELPER_BASE_URL=${GITHUB_BASEURL}/itzg/mc-image-helper/releases/download/${MC_HELPER_VERSION}
 # used for cache busting local copy of mc-image-helper
 ARG MC_HELPER_REV=1
diff --git a/scripts/start-configuration b/scripts/start-configuration
index 7929bd65..13838dfa 100755
--- a/scripts/start-configuration
+++ b/scripts/start-configuration
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ export DECLARED_TYPE=${TYPE^^}
 export DECLARED_VERSION="$VERSION"
 
 if isTrue "${VERSION_FROM_MODRINTH_PROJECTS:-}" && [[ ${MODRINTH_PROJECTS:-} ]]; then
-  if ! VERSION=$(mc-image-helper version-from-modrinth-projects --projects "${MODRINTH_PROJECTS}"); then
+  args=()
+  if [[ ${MODRINTH_PROJECTS_DEFAULT_VERSION_TYPE:-} ]]; then
+    args+=(--allowed-version-type "${MODRINTH_PROJECTS_DEFAULT_VERSION_TYPE:-}")
+  fi
+  if ! VERSION=$(mc-image-helper version-from-modrinth-projects "${args[@]}" --projects "${MODRINTH_PROJECTS}"); then
     logError "failed to resolve version from MODRINTH_PROJECTS: ${MODRINTH_PROJECTS}"
     exit 1
   fi