diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ec37b1..cf6fe17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ Maven:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.arenareturns</groupId>
     <artifactId>SimpleNet</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 Gradle:
 
 ```groovy
-implementation 'com.arenareturns:SimpleNet:1.7.3'
+implementation 'com.arenareturns:SimpleNet:1.7.4'
 ```
 
  2. Because SimpleNet is compiled with Java 11, you must first require its module in your `module-info.java`:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cb380bb..de32a97 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.arenareturns</groupId>
     <artifactId>SimpleNet</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.3</version>
+    <version>1.7.4</version>
 
     <name>SimpleNet</name>
     <description>ArenaReturns' fork of SimpleNet, an easy-to-use, event-driven, asynchronous network application framework compiled with Java 11.</description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/arenareturns/simplenet/Server.java b/src/main/java/com/arenareturns/simplenet/Server.java
index 5605b72..2f19fca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/arenareturns/simplenet/Server.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/arenareturns/simplenet/Server.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import jdk.net.ExtendedSocketOptions;
 
 /**
  * The entity that all {@link Client}s will connect to.
@@ -138,6 +139,16 @@ public void bind(String address, int port, int numThreads) {
             channel.accept(null, new CompletionHandler<AsynchronousSocketChannel, Void>() {
                 @Override
                 public void completed(AsynchronousSocketChannel channel, Void attachment) {
+                    try {
+                        // Configure TCP keepalive settings for the client connection
+                        channel.setOption(StandardSocketOptions.SO_KEEPALIVE, true);
+                        channel.setOption(ExtendedSocketOptions.TCP_KEEPCOUNT, 3);
+                        channel.setOption(ExtendedSocketOptions.TCP_KEEPIDLE, 30);
+                        channel.setOption(ExtendedSocketOptions.TCP_KEEPINTERVAL, 5);
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        LOGGER.warn("Failed to set keepalive options on client socket", e);
+                    }
+                    
                     Client client = new Client(channel);
                     connectedClients.add(client);
                     client.postDisconnect(() -> connectedClients.remove(client));