Be aware that StarWarsXD's solution only "lies" to Factorio about the required versioning. It will tell Factorio that the mod thinks it's compatible. In many, MANY cases, they will be compatible, but be aware that if there are actual compability issues, your game will suffer problems, such as multiplayer desyncs or outright crashes.
Using the up-to-date fork is a better solution, in the cases where there are such things. Only do the versioning lie-trick if you desperately need a mod and use it on a separate save to make sure there are no breaking issues.