diff --git a/templates/forge/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json b/templates/forge/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
index 92c208d..a2aebfd 100644
--- a/templates/forge/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
+++ b/templates/forge/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "required": true,
   "package": "com.example.examplemod.mixin",
   "compatibilityLevel": "@MIXIN_COMPAT_LEVEL@",
+  "minVersion": "0.8",
   "mixins": [
   ],
   "client": [
diff --git a/templates/mixin/common/src/main/resources/examplemod-common.mixins.json b/templates/mixin/common/src/main/resources/examplemod-common.mixins.json
index 60277f2..77b8520 100644
--- a/templates/mixin/common/src/main/resources/examplemod-common.mixins.json
+++ b/templates/mixin/common/src/main/resources/examplemod-common.mixins.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "required": true,
   "package": "net.examplemod.mixin",
   "compatibilityLevel": "@MIXIN_COMPAT_LEVEL@",
+  "minVersion": "0.8",
   "client": [
     "MixinTitleScreen"
   ],
diff --git a/templates/mixin/forge/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json b/templates/mixin/forge/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
index 75b39bb..d021902 100644
--- a/templates/mixin/forge/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
+++ b/templates/mixin/forge/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "required": true,
   "package": "net.examplemod.mixin.forge",
   "compatibilityLevel": "@MIXIN_COMPAT_LEVEL@",
+  "minVersion": "0.8",
   "client": [
   ],
   "mixins": [
diff --git a/templates/mixin_fabric/fabric/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json b/templates/mixin_fabric/fabric/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
index 43170b0..638b169 100644
--- a/templates/mixin_fabric/fabric/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
+++ b/templates/mixin_fabric/fabric/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "required": true,
   "package": "net.examplemod.mixin.fabric",
   "compatibilityLevel": "@MIXIN_COMPAT_LEVEL@",
+  "minVersion": "0.8",
   "client": [
   ],
   "mixins": [
diff --git a/templates/mixin_quilt/quilt/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json b/templates/mixin_quilt/quilt/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
index 43170b0..638b169 100644
--- a/templates/mixin_quilt/quilt/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
+++ b/templates/mixin_quilt/quilt/src/main/resources/examplemod.mixins.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "required": true,
   "package": "net.examplemod.mixin.fabric",
   "compatibilityLevel": "@MIXIN_COMPAT_LEVEL@",
+  "minVersion": "0.8",
   "client": [
   ],
   "mixins": [