diff --git a/.check_date.sh b/.check_date.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7310fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.check_date.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+grep $(date -I) mod.conf
+exit $?
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 94c1c38..6d4489f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ repos:
         pass_filenames: true
         exclude: .pre-commit-config.yaml
         fail_fast: true
+      - id: date_version
+        name: date version
+        language: script
+        entry: .check_date.sh
+        files: mod.conf
+        always_run: true
+        fail_fast: true
       - id: stylua
         name: stylua
         language: system
diff --git a/mod.conf b/mod.conf
index 2145c57..7f36e8e 100644
--- a/mod.conf
+++ b/mod.conf
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ website = https://content.minetest.net/packages/rheo/smartshop/
 author = fluxionary
 license = LGPL-3.0-or-later
 media_license = CC-BY-SA-3.0
-version = 2023-05-18
-min_minetest_version = 5.7.0
+version = 2024-01-12
+min_minetest_version = 5.8.0
 supported_games = *
 depends = fmod, futil
 optional_depends = currency, default, mesecons, mesecons_mvps, petz, node_entity_queue, pipeworks, tubelib
diff --git a/util.lua b/util.lua
index cf92656..e7cafd5 100644
--- a/util.lua
+++ b/util.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function util.check_player_add_remainder(player_inv, shop, remainder)
 	local player_name = player_inv.name
 
 	util.error(
-		"ERROR: %s lost %q on add using %'s shop @ %s",
+		"ERROR: %s lost %q on add using %s's shop @ %s",
 		player_name,
 		remainder:to_string(),
 		shop:get_owner(),
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function util.check_player_remove_remainder(player_inv, shop, remainder, expecte
 	local player_name = player_inv.name
 
 	util.error(
-		"ERROR: %s lost %q of %q on remove from %'s shop @ %s",
+		"ERROR: %s lost %q of %q on remove from %s's shop @ %s",
 		player_name,
 		remainder:to_string(),
 		expected:to_string(),