Handy utility for dealing with different aspects of Bukkit/Spigot/etc. server version strings.
Use cases & features:
- Extract vanilla Minecraft version strings from server API version
- Allow only a given version or range of versions to execute certain code
- Compare versions with varying granularity
Installation
Download the latest JAR file and add it to your plugins directory.
Documentation
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>net.ssterling</groupId>
<artifactId>bukkitversion</artifactid>
<version>0.3.1</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>ssterling-repo</id>
<url>https://www.ssterling.net/comp/maven</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
For a thorough explanation of how to use the library itself in your code, refer to the Javadocs.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: b1.7.3, b1.8, b1.8.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as bukkitversion-0.3.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 46 KB
- Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.