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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RPGRegions lets you create configurable regions that your players can discover.
 RPGRegions 2 is the successor to RPGRegions 1. The entire plugin has been recoded and has an entirely new design. With performance in mind, it is the only discovery plugin that is up-to-date, per-region configs, and supporting SQL.
 
 # Compiling
-RPGRegions uses gradle and builds on JDK 8. Clone the repository and run `./gradlew build` in the directory.
+RPGRegions uses gradle and builds on JDK 16. Clone the repository and run `./gradlew build` in the directory.
 
 ## Compilation errors
 You may get an error where UltraRegions cannot be resolved. To fix this, go to `gradle.properties` and set `ultraRegionsSupport` to `false`.