diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1d19cb..fec04fe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>com.dre</groupId>
 	<artifactId>brewery</artifactId>
-	<version>1.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.6</version>
 	<name>Brewery</name>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/P.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/P.java
index bdf6ed5..5201560 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/P.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/P.java
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@ public class P extends JavaPlugin {
 		useLWC = config.getBoolean("useLWC", true) && getServer().getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("LWC");
 		useGP = config.getBoolean("useGriefPrevention", true) && getServer().getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("GriefPrevention");
 		useLB = config.getBoolean("useLogBlock", false) && getServer().getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("LogBlock");
-		hasVault = getServer().getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("Vault");
+		// The item util has been removed in Vault 1.7+
+		hasVault = getServer().getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("Vault")
+			&& Integer.parseInt(getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("Vault").getDescription().getVersion().split("\\.")[1]) <= 6;
 
 		// various Settings
 		DataSave.autosave = config.getInt("autosave", 3);