diff --git a/auraxium/__init__.py b/auraxium/__init__.py
index 6fbd8cf..ab9bbcb 100644
--- a/auraxium/__init__.py
+++ b/auraxium/__init__.py
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
 ]
 
 __author__ = 'Leonhard S.'
-__version__ = '0.2.0b2'
+__version__ = '0.2.0b3'
diff --git a/auraxium/base.py b/auraxium/base.py
index 76181a9..36875c5 100644
--- a/auraxium/base.py
+++ b/auraxium/base.py
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ def __init__(self, data: CensusData, client: RequestClient) -> None:
         try:
             self.data = self._model(**data)
         except pydantic.ValidationError as err:
+            _log.warning(
+                'Encountered unsupported payload: %s\n'
+                'This message means that the Auraxium data model must '
+                'be updated. Please ensure you are on the latest '
+                'version of the Auraxium library and report this '
+                'message to the project maintainers.', data)
             raise PayloadError(
                 f'Unable to instantiate {self.__class__.__name__} instance '
                 f'from given payload: {err}', data) from err
diff --git a/auraxium/event/_client.py b/auraxium/event/_client.py
index d922cdd..dea3b63 100644
--- a/auraxium/event/_client.py
+++ b/auraxium/event/_client.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from typing import (Any, Callable, Coroutine, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union,
                     cast, overload)
 import backoff
+import pydantic
 
 import websockets
 
@@ -376,7 +377,16 @@ def _process_payload(self, response: str) -> None:
         # Event messages
         if service == 'event':
             if data['type'] == 'serviceMessage':
-                event = _event_factory(cast(CensusData, data['payload']))
+                try:
+                    event = _event_factory(cast(CensusData, data['payload']))
+                except pydantic.ValidationError:
+                    _log.warning(
+                        'Ignoring unsupported payload: %s\n'
+                        'This message means that the Auraxium data model must '
+                        'be updated. Please ensure you are on the latest '
+                        'version of the Auraxium library and report this '
+                        'message to the project maintainers.', data['payload'])
+                    return
                 _log.debug('%s event received, dispatching...',
                            event.event_name)
                 self.dispatch(event)