README.md

@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ Please report all suspicious behavior. You can do so on any of those:
 Stuff no<sub><sup>t many</sup></sub> other plugins do.
 
 Dependencies:
-- **1.21.1**, recommended as the plugin uses NMS for some stuff \
+- **1.21.1**, mandatory as the plugin uses NMS for some stuff\
-  However, it's not forced, so it may work on other versions. If you get an error, it's most often because of a module. Disable that module. \
   Why not latest? The focus is on [a widely used version](https://bstats.org/global/bukkit) that has [good mod support](https://modrinth.com/modpack/fabulously-optimized/versions?c=release) 
 - [ProtocolLib](https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/protocollib.1997/)
 

src/main/java/eu/m724/tweaks/TweaksPlugin.java

@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ public class TweaksPlugin extends MStatsPlugin {
     public void onEnable() {
         long start = System.nanoTime();
 
-        if (getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("ProtocolLib") == null) {
-            getLogger().severe("ProtocolLib is required for this plugin.");
-            getLogger().severe("https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/protocollib.1997/");
-            getServer().getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
-            return;
-        }
-
         TweaksConfig config = TweaksConfig.load(this);
         new Language(Locale.US); // TODO
 

src/main/resources/plugin.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ website: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/tweaks724.121057/
 
 main: eu.m724.tweaks.TweaksPlugin
 api-version: 1.21.1
-softdepend: [ProtocolLib]
+depend: [ProtocolLib]
 
 libraries:
   - eu.m724:mstats-spigot:0.1.0