diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/codec/NetworkCodec.java b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/codec/NetworkCodec.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72838ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/codec/NetworkCodec.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package org.geysermc.mcprotocollib.protocol.codec;
+
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+
+public record NetworkCodec<T>(Writer<T> writer, Reader<T> reader) {
+    public static <T> NetworkCodec<T> of(Writer<T> writer, Reader<T> reader) {
+        return new NetworkCodec<>(writer, reader);
+    }
+
+    public void write(T t, ByteBuf byteBuf, MinecraftCodecHelper helper) {
+        writer.write(t, byteBuf, helper);
+    }
+
+    public T read(ByteBuf byteBuf, MinecraftCodecHelper helper) {
+        return reader.read(byteBuf, helper);
+    }
+
+    public interface Writer<T> {
+        void write(T t, ByteBuf out, MinecraftCodecHelper helper);
+    }
+
+    public interface Reader<T> {
+        T read(ByteBuf in, MinecraftCodecHelper helper);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/data/game/KnownPack.java b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/data/game/KnownPack.java
index f8079e45..48ea8998 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/data/game/KnownPack.java
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/data/game/KnownPack.java
@@ -2,10 +2,22 @@ package org.geysermc.mcprotocollib.protocol.data.game;
 
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Data;
+import org.geysermc.mcprotocollib.protocol.codec.NetworkCodec;
 
 @Data
 @AllArgsConstructor
 public class KnownPack {
+    public static NetworkCodec<KnownPack> NETWORK_CODEC = NetworkCodec.of((knownPack, out, helper) -> {
+        helper.writeString(out, knownPack.getNamespace());
+        helper.writeString(out, knownPack.getId());
+        helper.writeString(out, knownPack.getVersion());
+    }, (in, helper) -> {
+        String namespace = helper.readString(in);
+        String id = helper.readString(in);
+        String version = helper.readString(in);
+        return new KnownPack(namespace, id, version);
+    });
+
     private String namespace;
     private String id;
     private String version;
diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/packet/configuration/clientbound/ClientboundSelectKnownPacks.java b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/packet/configuration/clientbound/ClientboundSelectKnownPacks.java
index e5dfa96f..ced57ff5 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/packet/configuration/clientbound/ClientboundSelectKnownPacks.java
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/packet/configuration/clientbound/ClientboundSelectKnownPacks.java
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@ public class ClientboundSelectKnownPacks implements MinecraftPacket {
     private final List<KnownPack> knownPacks;
 
     public ClientboundSelectKnownPacks(ByteBuf in, MinecraftCodecHelper helper) {
-        this.knownPacks = helper.readList(in, buf -> new KnownPack(helper.readString(buf), helper.readString(buf), helper.readString(buf)));
+        this.knownPacks = helper.readList(in, buf -> KnownPack.NETWORK_CODEC.read(buf, helper));
     }
 
     @Override
     public void serialize(ByteBuf out, MinecraftCodecHelper helper) {
-        helper.writeList(out, this.knownPacks, (buf, entry) -> {
-            helper.writeString(buf, entry.getNamespace());
-            helper.writeString(buf, entry.getId());
-            helper.writeString(buf, entry.getVersion());
-        });
+        helper.writeList(out, this.knownPacks, (buf, entry) -> KnownPack.NETWORK_CODEC.write(entry, buf, helper));
     }
 }
diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/packet/configuration/serverbound/ServerboundSelectKnownPacks.java b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/packet/configuration/serverbound/ServerboundSelectKnownPacks.java
index d8cfd6d7..66fbcacc 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/packet/configuration/serverbound/ServerboundSelectKnownPacks.java
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/packet/configuration/serverbound/ServerboundSelectKnownPacks.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class ServerboundSelectKnownPacks implements MinecraftPacket {
 
         int entryCount = Math.min(helper.readVarInt(in), 64);
         for (int i = 0; i < entryCount; i++) {
-            this.knownPacks.add(new KnownPack(helper.readString(in), helper.readString(in), helper.readString(in)));
+            this.knownPacks.add(KnownPack.NETWORK_CODEC.read(in, helper));
         }
     }
 
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ public class ServerboundSelectKnownPacks implements MinecraftPacket {
 
         helper.writeVarInt(out, this.knownPacks.size());
         for (KnownPack entry : this.knownPacks) {
-            helper.writeString(out, entry.getNamespace());
-            helper.writeString(out, entry.getId());
-            helper.writeString(out, entry.getVersion());
+            KnownPack.NETWORK_CODEC.write(entry, out, helper);
         }
     }
 }