diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
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@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ Building
 
 Kakoune dependencies are:
 
- * A {cpp}17 compliant compiler (GCC >= 8 or clang >= 6) along with its
-   associated {cpp} standard library (libstdc{pp} or libc{pp})
+ * A {cpp}20 compliant compiler (GCC >= 10 or clang >= 11) along with its
+   associated {cpp} standard library (libstdc{pp} >= 10 or libc{pp})
 
 To build, just type *make* in the src directory.
 To generate man pages, type *make man* in the src directory.