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 ## Compatibility
 
-This modpack comes with [lwjgl3ify](https://github.com/GTNewHorizons/lwjgl3ify) and **requires Java 12+** (Java 21 recommended) by default! If you want to use Java 8, just remove the file `mods/lwjgl3ify.jar`. For more instructions read the [client installation guide](https://git.pilzinsel64.de/litw-refined/modpack/-/wikis/installation#client).
+This modpack comes with [lwjgl3ify](https://github.com/GTNewHorizons/lwjgl3ify) and **requires Java 17+** (Java 24+ recommended) by default! If you want to use Java 8, just remove the file `mods/lwjgl3ify.jar`. For more instructions read the [client installation guide](https://git.pilzinsel64.de/litw-refined/modpack/-/wikis/installation#client).
 
 > [!important]
 > **Only 64-bit** Java JREs/JDKs are supported and at least **3 GiB RAM** are required to run this modpack (while 5 GiB are recommended for best performance).