diff --git a/lsp_proxy/java.py b/lsp_proxy/java.py
index 8a0a0e7..ea9d5d1 100644
--- a/lsp_proxy/java.py
+++ b/lsp_proxy/java.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def locate_launcher_configuration (jdt_ls_path):
 def log (message, *args, **kwargs):
     print(message.format(*args, **kwargs), file=sys.stderr)
 
-def download_jdt_ls (destination):
+def download_jdt_ls (version, destination):
     if not os.path.isdir(destination):
         os.makedirs(destination)
         
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ def download_jdt_ls (destination):
             log("Currently downloaded version is {version}:", version=current_version)
     
     latest_version = None
-    with request.urlopen(DOWNLOADS_URI.format(version=VERSION, file=LATEST)) as f:
+    with request.urlopen(DOWNLOADS_URI.format(version=version, file=LATEST)) as f:
         latest_version = f.read().decode().strip()
         log("Latest available version is {version}:", version=latest_version)
         
     if not latest_version == current_version:
-        latest_uri = DOWNLOADS_URI.format(version=VERSION, file=latest_version)
+        latest_uri = DOWNLOADS_URI.format(version=version, file=latest_version)
         log("Downloading latest version from: {uri}:", uri=latest_uri)
         with request.urlopen(latest_uri) as f:
             with tarfile.open(fileobj=f, mode="r|gz") as tar:
@@ -61,12 +61,25 @@ def download_jdt_ls (destination):
 def locate_lombok ():
     return os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], ".m2/repository/org/projectlombok/lombok/1.18.16/lombok-1.18.16.jar")
 
+def get_argument (arguments, arg_name):
+    if not arg_name in args:
+        return
+    
+    value = arguments.pop(arguments.index(arg_name) + 1)
+    arguments.remove(arg_name)
+    return value
+
 class Java(LspServer):
     def __init__ (self, arguments):
         self.path = arguments[0] if arguments else None
 
         if self.path is None or not os.path.exists(self.path):
-            self.path = download_jdt_ls(os.path.join(get_data_home(), "java", "jdt.ls"))
+            version = VERSION
+            
+            if "--version" in arguments:
+                version = get_argument(arguments, "--version")
+            
+            self.path = download_jdt_ls(version, os.path.join(get_data_home(), "java", "jdt.ls", version))
         else:
             self.path = locate_product_directory(self.path)
         
@@ -77,8 +90,7 @@ class Java(LspServer):
         
         data_directory = None
         if "--data" in arguments:
-            data_directory = arguments.pop(arguments.index("--data") + 1)
-            arguments.remove("--data")
+            data_directory = get_argument(arguments, "--data")
         else:
             data_directory = os.path.join(get_data_home(), "java", "data")