diff --git a/guard-go.gemspec b/guard-go.gemspec
index 7c13f77..e948887 100644
--- a/guard-go.gemspec
+++ b/guard-go.gemspec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.require_paths = ["lib"]
   gem.version       = Guard::GoVersion::VERSION
 
-  gem.add_dependency 'guard', '>= 1.0.0'
+  gem.add_dependency 'guard', '>= 2.8.1'
   gem.add_dependency 'sys-proctable', '>= 0.9'
   gem.add_dependency 'childprocess', '>= 0.3'
 end
diff --git a/lib/guard/go.rb b/lib/guard/go.rb
index a9265a1..41898d5 100644
--- a/lib/guard/go.rb
+++ b/lib/guard/go.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 require 'guard'
-require 'guard/guard'
+require 'guard/plugin'
 require 'guard/watcher'
 require 'guard/go/runner'
 
 module Guard
-  class Go < ::Guard::Guard
+  class Go < Plugin
     attr_reader :options
 
-    def initialize(watchers = [], options = {})
+    def initialize(options = {})
       super
 
       defaults = {