diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Allow-overriding-the-java-version-check.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Allow-overriding-the-java-version-check.patch
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+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Allow-overriding-the-java-version-check.patch
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+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Zach Brown <1254957+zachbr@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 18:02:24 -0600
+Subject: [PATCH] Allow overriding the java version check
+
+-DPaper.IgnoreJavaVersion=true
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/Main.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/Main.java
+index eb5f44e30..af05f3c1e 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/Main.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/Main.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class Main {
+             float javaVersion = Float.parseFloat(System.getProperty("java.class.version"));
+             if (javaVersion > 57.0) {
+                 System.err.println("Unsupported Java detected (" + javaVersion + "). Only up to Java 13 is supported.");
+-                return;
++                if (!Boolean.getBoolean("Paper.IgnoreJavaVersion")) return;
+             }
+ 
+             try {
+--
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