diff --git a/hecl/blender/hecl_blendershell.py b/hecl/blender/hecl_blendershell.py
index ba459d909..01d64b15f 100644
--- a/hecl/blender/hecl_blendershell.py
+++ b/hecl/blender/hecl_blendershell.py
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ class PathHasher:
         read_str = readpipestr()
         return int(read_str[0:8], 16)
 
-# Ensure Blender 2.8 is being used
-if bpy.app.version < (2, 80, 0):
-    writepipestr(b'NOT280')
+# Ensure Blender 2.81 is being used
+if bpy.app.version < (2, 81, 0):
+    writepipestr(b'NOT281')
     _quitblender()
 
 # If there's a third argument, use it as the .zip path containing the addon
diff --git a/hecl/lib/Blender/Connection.cpp b/hecl/lib/Blender/Connection.cpp
index 4e80cf17f..6d4c7c0e5 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/Blender/Connection.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/Blender/Connection.cpp
@@ -527,9 +527,9 @@ Connection::Connection(int verbosityLevel) {
       else
         BlenderLog.report(logvisor::Fatal, fmt(_SYS_STR("Unable to find blender at '{}'")), DEFAULT_BLENDER_BIN);
 #endif
-    } else if (lineStr == "NOT280") {
+    } else if (lineStr == "NOT281") {
       _closePipe();
-      BlenderLog.report(logvisor::Fatal, fmt(_SYS_STR("Installed blender version must be >= 2.80")));
+      BlenderLog.report(logvisor::Fatal, fmt(_SYS_STR("Installed blender version must be >= 2.81")));
     } else if (lineStr == "NOADDON") {
       _closePipe();
       if (blenderAddonPath != _SYS_STR("SKIPINSTALL"))