diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 53f3c3ac3..54e5c5e7e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -879,7 +879,9 @@ project(':forge') {
                 FORGE_NAME: project.name,
                 MC_VERSION: MC_VERSION,
                 MAPPING_CHANNEL: MAPPING_CHANNEL,
-                MAPPING_VERSION: MAPPING_VERSION
+                MAPPING_VERSION: MAPPING_VERSION,
+                FORGE_SPEC_VERSION: SPEC_VERSION.split("\\.")[0],
+                MC_NEXT_VERSION: "1."+((MC_VERSION.split("\\.")[1] as int)+1)
             ])
             rename 'gitignore\\.txt', '.gitignore'
             rename 'gitattributes\\.txt', '.gitattributes'
diff --git a/mdk/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml b/mdk/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml
index adf66a1a3..2c950c2c9 100644
--- a/mdk/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml
+++ b/mdk/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # The name of the mod loader type to load - for regular FML @Mod mods it should be javafml
 modLoader="javafml" #mandatory
 # A version range to match for said mod loader - for regular FML @Mod it will be the forge version
-loaderVersion="[34,)" #mandatory This is typically bumped every Minecraft version by Forge. See our download page for lists of versions.
+loaderVersion="[@FORGE_SPEC_VERSION@,)" #mandatory This is typically bumped every Minecraft version by Forge. See our download page for lists of versions.
 # The license for you mod. This is mandatory metadata and allows for easier comprehension of your redistributive properties.
 # Review your options at https://choosealicense.com/. All rights reserved is the default copyright stance, and is thus the default here.
 license="All rights reserved"
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ issueTrackerURL="http://my.issue.tracker/" #optional
 # The modid of the mod
 modId="examplemod" #mandatory
 # The version number of the mod - there's a few well known ${} variables useable here or just hardcode it
+# ${file.jarVersion} will substitute the value of the Implementation-Version as read from the mod's JAR file metadata
+# see the associated build.gradle script for how to populate this completely automatically during a build
 version="${file.jarVersion}" #mandatory
  # A display name for the mod
 displayName="Example Mod" #mandatory
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed mollis lacinia magn
     # Does this dependency have to exist - if not, ordering below must be specified
     mandatory=true #mandatory
     # The version range of the dependency
-    versionRange="[34,)" #mandatory
+    versionRange="[@FORGE_SPEC_VERSION@,)" #mandatory
     # An ordering relationship for the dependency - BEFORE or AFTER required if the relationship is not mandatory
     ordering="NONE"
     # Side this dependency is applied on - BOTH, CLIENT or SERVER
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed mollis lacinia magn
 [[dependencies.examplemod]]
     modId="minecraft"
     mandatory=true
-    versionRange="[1.16.3]"
+# This version range declares a minimum of the current minecraft version up to but not including the next major version
+    versionRange="[@MC_VERSION@,@MC_NEXT_VERSION@)"
     ordering="NONE"
     side="BOTH"