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 ## How do I download it?
 * You can download precompiled jars from the [releases page](https://github.com/heyimblake/HiveRanks/releases).
 * Or you can use [Maven](https://maven.apache.org/) to compile this yourself. Your choice!
-* Requires Java 8 and at least Bukkit/Spigot 1.9.
+* Requires Java 8 and Bukkit/Spigot 1.8.8 (as of 1.1.0-MC1.8.8, the original version 1.0.0 requires Minecraft 1.9). You can use [ViaVersion](https://github.com/MylesIsCool/ViaVersion) to allow 1.9+ clients to use it.
 
 ## Statistics
 * This plugin uses [bStats](https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/HiveRanks) to track basic server information. See their website for details to op-out.