diff --git a/lua/frecency/config.lua b/lua/frecency/config.lua
index 8d9ad27..87199d7 100644
--- a/lua/frecency/config.lua
+++ b/lua/frecency/config.lua
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ end
 ---@return nil
 Config.setup = function(ext_config)
   local opts = vim.tbl_extend("force", Config.default_values, ext_config or {})
-  if vim.version().minor >= 11 then
+  if vim.fn.has "nvim-0.11" == 1 then
     vim.validate("recency_values", opts.recency_values, "table")
     vim.validate("auto_validate", opts.auto_validate, "boolean")
     vim.validate("bootstrap", opts.bootstrap, "boolean")
diff --git a/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency.lua b/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency.lua
index 752d165..74f6257 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ return require("telescope").register_extension {
   },
   setup = frecency.setup,
   health = function()
-    if vim.version().minor >= 10 then
+    if vim.fn.has "nvim-0.10" == 1 then
       vim.health.ok "Neovim version is 0.10 or higher."
     else
       vim.health.error "Neovim version must be 0.10 or higher."