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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ EssentialsX is almost a completely drop-in replacement for Essentials. However,
 
 * **If you have an unsupported permissions plugin but still wish to use wildcards, enable `use-bukkit-permissions` in the configuration. Otherwise, the plugin will fall back to config-based permissions.**
 
-* **EssentialsX requires Java 7.**
+* **EssentialsX requires Java 7 or higher.**
 
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