diff --git a/data/vertex_module/util.lua b/data/vertex_module/util.lua
index e212081..c03752c 100644
--- a/data/vertex_module/util.lua
+++ b/data/vertex_module/util.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+if not Hyperspace.version or Hyperspace.version.major < 1 or Hyperspace.version.minor < 3 then
+    error("Incorrect Hyperspace version detected! Vertex Tags and Utility Functions requires Hyperspace 1.3+")
+end
+
 mods.vertexutil = {}
 local INT_MAX = 2147483647
 
diff --git a/mod-appendix/metadata.xml b/mod-appendix/metadata.xml
index 1a8696d..f533b22 100644
--- a/mod-appendix/metadata.xml
+++ b/mod-appendix/metadata.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <title><![CDATA[ Vertex Tags and Utility Functions ]]></title>
     <threadUrl><![CDATA[ https://github.com/ChronoVortex/FTL-HS-Vertex ]]></threadUrl>
     <author><![CDATA[ Vertaalfout, Chrono Vortex ]]></author>
-    <version><![CDATA[ 1.12 ]]></version>
+    <version><![CDATA[ 1.13 ]]></version>
     <description>
 <![CDATA[
 This mod has no content, instead adding new tags and LUA utility functions for other mods to build off of.