ken@titan ~/tmp/pm_11152747_min_ver $ module-starter --module=Bod::Min::Ver ... Created starter directories and files $ cd Bod-Min-Ver # Modified lib/Bod/Min/Ver.pm package Bod::Min::Ver; #use v5.36; <--- commented out our $VERSION = '0.001'; print "$^V\n"; <--- newly added # remainder unchanged $ cat Makefile.PL ... MIN_PERL_VERSION => '5.036', ... $ perlbrew switch perl-5.34.0 $ perl -v | head -2 | tail -1 This is perl 5, version 34, subversion 0 (v5.34.0) built for cygwin-thread-multi $ perl Makefile.PL Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Warning: Perl version 5.036 or higher required. We run 5.034000. Generating a Unix-style Makefile Writing Makefile for Bod::Min::Ver Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json $ make cp lib/Bod/Min/Ver.pm blib/lib/Bod/Min/Ver.pm Manifying 1 pod document $ make test ... t/00-load.t ............. Perl v5.36.0 required--this is only v5.34.0, stopped at t/00-load.t line 3. ... all other tests failed in a similar fashion ... $ perldoc lib/Bod/Min/Ver.pm ... POD template shown correctly ... $ perl -e 'use lib "./lib"; use Bod::Min::Ver' v5.34.0