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 * If the work you want to do involves editing Minecraft classes, be sure to read over the [Using Minecraft Internals](#using-minecraft-internals) section.
 * Make sure your commit messages are in the [proper format](#commit-message-example).
 * Test your changes to make sure it actually addresses the issue it should.
-* Make sure your code compiles under Java 5, as that is what the project has to be built with.
+* Make sure your code compiles under Java 6, as that is what the project has to be built with.
 
 ### Code Requirements
 * We generally follow the [Sun/Oracle coding standards](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/codeconvtoc-136057.html).