diff --git a/plug/templates/plugin.config.template b/plug/templates/plugin.config.template
index 9ee34daa..2f8ac228 100644
--- a/plug/templates/plugin.config.template
+++ b/plug/templates/plugin.config.template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ signer=${signer}
 websiteURL=${websiteURL}
 updateURL.su3=${updateURLsu3}
 min-i2p-version=${i2pVersion}
-min-java-version=1.8
+min-java-version=11
 consoleLinkName=MuWire
 consoleLinkTooltip=Anonymous File Sharing
 consoleLinkURL=/MuWire/index.jsp