diff --git a/hyprpm/src/core/Manifest.cpp b/hyprpm/src/core/Manifest.cpp
index 27ad058a..42a8357c 100644
--- a/hyprpm/src/core/Manifest.cpp
+++ b/hyprpm/src/core/Manifest.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ CManifest::CManifest(const eManifestType type, const std::string& path) {
         for (auto& plugin : m_vPlugins) {
             plugin.description = manifest[plugin.name]["description"].value_or("?");
             plugin.output      = manifest[plugin.name]["output"].value_or("?");
+            plugin.since       = manifest[plugin.name]["since_hyprland"].value_or(0);
             auto authors       = manifest[plugin.name]["authors"].as_array();
             if (authors) {
                 for (auto&& a : *authors) {
diff --git a/hyprpm/src/core/Manifest.hpp b/hyprpm/src/core/Manifest.hpp
index 55b4a7f0..19f967eb 100644
--- a/hyprpm/src/core/Manifest.hpp
+++ b/hyprpm/src/core/Manifest.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class CManifest {
         std::vector<std::string> authors;
         std::vector<std::string> buildSteps;
         std::string              output;
+        int                      since  = 0;
         bool                     failed = false;
     };
 
diff --git a/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp b/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp
index 956c0612..64b87379 100644
--- a/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -70,10 +70,22 @@ SHyprlandVersion CPluginManager::getHyprlandVersion() {
     std::string hlbranch = HLVERCALL.substr(HLVERCALL.find("from branch") + 12);
     hlbranch             = hlbranch.substr(0, hlbranch.find(" at commit "));
 
+    std::string hlcommits;
+
+    if (HLVERCALL.contains("commits:")) {
+        hlcommits = HLVERCALL.substr(HLVERCALL.find("commits:") + 10);
+        hlcommits = hlcommits.substr(0, hlcommits.find(" "));
+    }
+
+    int commits = 0;
+    try {
+        commits = std::stoi(hlcommits);
+    } catch (...) { ; }
+
     if (m_bVerbose)
         std::cout << Colors::BLUE << "[v] " << Colors::RESET << "parsed commit " << hlcommit << " at branch " << hlbranch << "\n";
 
-    ver = SHyprlandVersion{hlbranch, hlcommit};
+    ver = SHyprlandVersion{hlbranch, hlcommit, commits};
     return ver;
 }
 
@@ -214,6 +226,12 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
     for (auto& p : pManifest->m_vPlugins) {
         std::string out;
 
+        if (p.since > HLVER.commits) {
+            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Not building " + p.name + ": your Hyprland version is too old.\n");
+            p.failed = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+
         progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → Building " + p.name);
 
         for (auto& bs : p.buildSteps) {
@@ -225,10 +243,12 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
             std::cout << Colors::BLUE << "[v] " << Colors::RESET << "shell returned: " << out << "\n";
 
         if (!std::filesystem::exists("/tmp/hyprpm/new/" + p.output)) {
-            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Plugin " + p.name + " failed to build.\n" << "  This likely means that the plugin is either outdated, not yet available for your version, or broken.\n  Try re-running with -v to see more verbose output.\n");
+            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Plugin " + p.name + " failed to build.\n" +
+                                       "  This likely means that the plugin is either outdated, not yet available for your version, or broken.\n  If you are on -git, update "
+                                       "first.\n  Try re-running with -v to see "
+                                       "more verbose output.\n");
 
             p.failed = true;
-
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -576,10 +596,15 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
             }
         }
 
-        bool failed = false;
         for (auto& p : pManifest->m_vPlugins) {
             std::string out;
 
+            if (p.since > HLVER.commits) {
+                progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Not building " + p.name + ": your Hyprland version is too old.\n");
+                p.failed = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+
             progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → Building " + p.name);
 
             for (auto& bs : p.buildSteps) {
@@ -591,17 +616,18 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
                 std::cout << Colors::BLUE << "[v] " << Colors::RESET << "shell returned: " << out << "\n";
 
             if (!std::filesystem::exists("/tmp/hyprpm/update/" + p.output)) {
-                std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Plugin " << p.name << " failed to build.\n" << "  This likely means that the plugin is either outdated, not yet available for your version, or broken.\n  Try re-running with -v to see more verbose output.\n";
-                failed = true;
-                break;
+                std::cerr << "\n"
+                          << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Plugin " << p.name << " failed to build.\n"
+                          << "  This likely means that the plugin is either outdated, not yet available for your version, or broken.\n  If you are on -git, update first.\n  Try "
+                             "re-running with -v to see more verbose "
+                             "output.\n";
+                p.failed = true;
+                continue;
             }
 
             progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " built " + p.name + " into " + p.output);
         }
 
-        if (failed)
-            continue;
-
         // add repo toml to DataState
         SPluginRepository newrepo = repo;
         newrepo.plugins.clear();
diff --git a/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.hpp b/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.hpp
index 028e6357..901a9b4b 100644
--- a/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.hpp
+++ b/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ enum ePluginLoadStateReturn {
 struct SHyprlandVersion {
     std::string branch;
     std::string hash;
+    int         commits = 0;
 };
 
 class CPluginManager {
diff --git a/scripts/generateVersion.sh b/scripts/generateVersion.sh
index 443c5c54..b0993709 100755
--- a/scripts/generateVersion.sh
+++ b/scripts/generateVersion.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ MESSAGE=$(git show ${GIT_COMMIT_HASH} | head -n 5 | tail -n 1 | sed -e 's/#//g'
 DATE=$(git show ${GIT_COMMIT_HASH} --no-patch --format=%cd --date=local)
 DIRTY=$(git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- || echo dirty)
 TAG=$(git describe --tags)
+COMMITS=$(git rev-list --count HEAD)
 
 sed -i -e "s#@HASH@#${HASH}#" ./src/version.h
 sed -i -e "s#@BRANCH@#${BRANCH}#" ./src/version.h
@@ -14,3 +15,4 @@ sed -i -e "s#@MESSAGE@#${MESSAGE}#" ./src/version.h
 sed -i -e "s#@DATE@#${DATE}#" ./src/version.h
 sed -i -e "s#@DIRTY@#${DIRTY}#" ./src/version.h
 sed -i -e "s#@TAG@#${TAG}#" ./src/version.h
+sed -i -e "s#@COMMITS@#${COMMITS}#" ./src/version.h
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index 3c53d97f..d672a2d0 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ std::string versionRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
 
     if (format == eHyprCtlOutputFormat::FORMAT_NORMAL) {
         std::string result = "Hyprland, built from branch " + std::string(GIT_BRANCH) + " at commit " + GIT_COMMIT_HASH + " " + GIT_DIRTY + " (" + commitMsg +
-            ").\nDate: " + GIT_COMMIT_DATE + "\nTag: " + GIT_TAG + "\n\nflags: (if any)\n";
+            ").\nDate: " + GIT_COMMIT_DATE + "\nTag: " + GIT_TAG + ", commits: " + GIT_COMMITS + "\n\nflags: (if any)\n";
 
 #ifdef LEGACY_RENDERER
         result += "legacyrenderer\n";
@@ -832,8 +832,9 @@ std::string versionRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
     "commit_message": "{}",
     "commit_date": "{}",
     "tag": "{}",
+    "commits": {},
     "flags": [)#",
-            GIT_BRANCH, GIT_COMMIT_HASH, (strcmp(GIT_DIRTY, "dirty") == 0 ? "true" : "false"), escapeJSONStrings(commitMsg), GIT_COMMIT_DATE, GIT_TAG);
+            GIT_BRANCH, GIT_COMMIT_HASH, (strcmp(GIT_DIRTY, "dirty") == 0 ? "true" : "false"), escapeJSONStrings(commitMsg), GIT_COMMIT_DATE, GIT_TAG, GIT_COMMITS);
 
 #ifdef LEGACY_RENDERER
         result += "\"legacyrenderer\",";
diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
index 494aa640..78870666 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ APICALL SVersionInfo HyprlandAPI::getHyprlandVersion(HANDLE handle) {
     if (!PLUGIN)
         return {};
 
-    return {GIT_COMMIT_HASH, GIT_TAG, GIT_DIRTY != std::string(""), GIT_BRANCH, GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE};
+    return {GIT_COMMIT_HASH, GIT_TAG, GIT_DIRTY != std::string(""), GIT_BRANCH, GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE, GIT_COMMITS};
 }
 
 APICALL std::shared_ptr<SHyprCtlCommand> HyprlandAPI::registerHyprCtlCommand(HANDLE handle, SHyprCtlCommand cmd) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp
index a7a998b4..575fef40 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct SVersionInfo {
     bool        dirty = false;
     std::string branch;
     std::string message;
+    std::string commits;
 };
 
 #define APICALL extern "C"
diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index e0dd8a83..a77b2468 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 #define GIT_COMMIT_DATE    "@DATE@"
 #define GIT_DIRTY          "@DIRTY@"
 #define GIT_TAG            "@TAG@"
+#define GIT_COMMITS        "@COMMITS@"