diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc3e10ce..b2d104a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ Exclamation symbols (:exclamation:) note something of importance e.g. breaking c
 ### Notes
 - [:ledger: View file changes][Unreleased] ∙ [:page_with_curl: DB migration script][unreleased-sql-migration]
 ### Added
+- Ability to directly set commands paths. (@wright-tw, @noplanman) (#1252)
 - Bot API 5.4. (@TiiFuchs, @noplanman) (#1266)
 - Bot API 5.5. (@TiiFuchs, @noplanman) (#1267)
 - The field `message_auto_delete_time` was added to the Chat Entity (@TiiFuchs) (#1265)
 ### Changed
 ### Deprecated
 ### Removed
-- [:exclamation:][unreleased-bc-removed-chatactions] Removed ChatAction::RECORD_AUDIO and ChatAction::UPLOAD_AUDIO since it is deprecated for a while now. Use RECORD_VOICE and UPLOAD_VOICE instead.
+- [:exclamation:][unreleased-bc-removed-chatactions] Removed deprecated `ChatAction::` `RECORD_AUDIO` and `UPLOAD_AUDIO`. Use `RECORD_VOICE` and `UPLOAD_VOICE` instead.
 ### Fixed
+- PHP 8.1 deprecations. (@maxgorovenko) (#1260)
 ### Security
 
 ## [0.74.0] - 2021-06-26
@@ -541,7 +543,7 @@ Exclamation symbols (:exclamation:) note something of importance e.g. breaking c
 ### Deprecated
 - Move `hideKeyboard` to `removeKeyboard`.
 
-[unreleased-sql-migration]: #
+[unreleased-sql-migration]: https://github.com/php-telegram-bot/core/tree/develop/utils/db-schema-update/0.74.0-unreleased.sql
 [unreleased-bc-removed-chatactions]: https://github.com/php-telegram-bot/core/wiki/Breaking-backwards-compatibility#removed-deprecated-chatactions
 [0.74.0-bc-chatmember-subentities]: https://github.com/php-telegram-bot/core/wiki/Breaking-backwards-compatibility#chatmember-subentities
 [0.73.0-sql-migration]: https://github.com/php-telegram-bot/core/tree/master/utils/db-schema-update/0.72.0-0.73.0.sql
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e231908..32ec69c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 A Telegram Bot based on the official [Telegram Bot API]
 
-[![API Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Bot%20API-5.3%20%28June%202021%29-32a2da.svg)](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#june-25-2021)
+[![API Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Bot%20API-5.5%20%28December%202021%29-32a2da.svg)](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#december-7-2021)
 [![Join the bot support group on Telegram](https://img.shields.io/badge/telegram-@PHP__Telegram__Bot__Support-64659d.svg)](https://telegram.me/PHP_Telegram_Bot_Support)
 [![Donate](https://img.shields.io/badge/%F0%9F%92%99-Donate%20%2F%20Support%20Us-blue.svg)](#donate)
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ This Bot aims to provide a platform where one can simply write a bot and have in
 
 The Bot can:
 - Retrieve updates with [webhook](#webhook-installation) and [getUpdates](#getupdates-installation) methods.
-- Supports all types and methods according to Telegram Bot API 5.3 (June 2021).
+- Supports all types and methods according to Telegram Bot API 5.5 (December 2021).
 - Supports supergroups.
 - Handle commands in chat with other bots.
 - Manage Channel from the bot admin interface.
@@ -389,15 +389,15 @@ The reason for denying an update can be defined with the `$reason` parameter. Th
 
 ### Types
 
-All types are implemented according to Telegram API 5.3 (June 2021).
+All types are implemented according to Telegram API 5.5 (December 2021).
 
 ### Inline Query
 
-Full support for inline query according to Telegram API 5.3 (June 2021).
+Full support for inline query according to Telegram API 5.5 (December 2021).
 
 ### Methods
 
-All methods are implemented according to Telegram API 5.3 (June 2021).
+All methods are implemented according to Telegram API 5.5 (December 2021).
 
 #### Send Message
 
diff --git a/src/Entities/Message.php b/src/Entities/Message.php
index 25a64006..c7c8b3d7 100644
--- a/src/Entities/Message.php
+++ b/src/Entities/Message.php
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ public function getCommand(): ?string
             return $command;
         }
 
-        $full_command = $this->getFullCommand();
-        if (!is_string($full_command) || strpos($full_command, '/') !== 0) {
+        $full_command = $this->getFullCommand() ?? '';
+        if (strpos($full_command, '/') !== 0) {
             return null;
         }
         $full_command = substr($full_command, 1);
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public function getType(): string
             'reply_markup',
         ];
 
-        $is_command = is_string($command = $this->getCommand()) && strlen($command) > 0;
+        $is_command = $this->getCommand() !== null;
         foreach ($types as $type) {
             if ($this->getProperty($type) !== null) {
                 if ($is_command && $type === 'text') {
diff --git a/src/Telegram.php b/src/Telegram.php
index c5bad748..5bbf0054 100644
--- a/src/Telegram.php
+++ b/src/Telegram.php
@@ -831,6 +831,22 @@ public function addCommandClasses(array $command_classes): Telegram
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set a single custom commands path
+     *
+     * @param string $path Custom commands path to set
+     *
+     * @return Telegram
+     */
+    public function setCommandsPath(string $path): Telegram
+    {
+        $this->commands_paths = [];
+
+        $this->addCommandsPath($path);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a single custom commands path
      *
@@ -855,19 +871,17 @@ public function addCommandsPath(string $path, bool $before = true): Telegram
     }
 
     /**
-     * change Command folder path (other command folder about to invalid)
+     * Set multiple custom commands paths
+     *
+     * @param array $paths Custom commands paths to add
      *
-     * @param  string    $path   Custom commands path
-     * @author Wright <guan1992@gmail.com>
      * @return Telegram
      */
-    public function resetCommandsPaths(string $path): Telegram
+    public function setCommandsPaths(array $paths): Telegram
     {
-        if (!is_dir($path)) {
-            TelegramLog::error('reset commands path "' . $path . '" does not exist.');
-        } elseif (!in_array($path, $this->commands_paths, true)) {
-            $this->commands_paths = [$path];
-        }
+        $this->commands_paths = [];
+
+        $this->addCommandsPaths($paths);
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -880,7 +894,7 @@ public function resetCommandsPaths(string $path): Telegram
      *
      * @return Telegram
      */
-    public function addCommandsPaths(array $paths, $before = true): Telegram
+    public function addCommandsPaths(array $paths, bool $before = true): Telegram
     {
         foreach ($paths as $path) {
             $this->addCommandsPath($path, $before);
@@ -1048,7 +1062,7 @@ public function setWebhook(string $url, array $data = []): ServerResponse
             'ip_address',
             'max_connections',
             'allowed_updates',
-            'drop_pending_updates'
+            'drop_pending_updates',
         ]));
         $data['url'] = $url;
 
diff --git a/structure.sql b/structure.sql
index 92716c29..df1cc2b5 100644
--- a/structure.sql
+++ b/structure.sql
@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `message` (
   `forward_signature` TEXT NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'For messages forwarded from channels, signature of the post author if present',
   `forward_sender_name` TEXT NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'Sender''s name for messages forwarded from users who disallow adding a link to their account in forwarded messages',
   `forward_date` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'date the original message was sent in timestamp format',
+  `is_automatic_forward` tinyint(1) DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'True, if the message is a channel post that was automatically forwarded to the connected discussion group',
   `reply_to_chat` bigint NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'Unique chat identifier',
   `reply_to_message` bigint UNSIGNED DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'Message that this message is reply to',
   `via_bot` bigint NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'Optional. Bot through which the message was sent',
   `edit_date` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'Date the message was last edited in Unix time',
+  `has_protected_content` tinyint(1) DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'True, if the message can''t be forwarded',
   `media_group_id` TEXT COMMENT 'The unique identifier of a media message group this message belongs to',
   `author_signature` TEXT COMMENT 'Signature of the post author for messages in channels',
   `text` TEXT COMMENT 'For text messages, the actual UTF-8 text of the message max message length 4096 char utf8mb4',
diff --git a/utils/db-schema-update/0.74.0-unreleased.sql b/utils/db-schema-update/0.74.0-unreleased.sql
index a1a0900f..02872e91 100644
--- a/utils/db-schema-update/0.74.0-unreleased.sql
+++ b/utils/db-schema-update/0.74.0-unreleased.sql
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `chat_join_request` (
 
 ALTER TABLE `telegram_update` ADD COLUMN `chat_join_request_id` BIGINT UNSIGNED NULL COMMENT 'A request to join the chat has been sent';
 ALTER TABLE `telegram_update` ADD FOREIGN KEY (`chat_join_request_id`) REFERENCES `chat_join_request` (`id`);
+
+ALTER TABLE `message` ADD COLUMN `is_automatic_forward` tinyint(1) DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'True, if the message is a channel post that was automatically forwarded to the connected discussion group' AFTER `forward_date`;
+ALTER TABLE `message` ADD COLUMN `has_protected_content` tinyint(1) DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'True, if the message can''t be forwarded' AFTER `edit_date`;