diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-11-15  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz@bunkus.org>
+
+        * all: MKVToolNix now requires gcc 4.8.0 or later or clang 3.4 or
+        later for compilation.
+
 2015-11-14  Moritz Bunkus  <moritz@bunkus.org>
 
         * MKVToolNix GUI: bug fix: the options for linking to the
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ programs and libraries you absolutely need are:
 - A C++ compiler that supports several features of the C++11 standard:
   initializer lists, range-based "for" loops, right angle brackets,
   the "auto" keyword, lambda functions, the "nullptr" key word, tuples
-  and alias declarations. For GCC this means at least v4.7.0; for
-  clang v3.3 or later.
+  and alias declarations. Others may be needed, to. For GCC this means
+  at least v4.8.0; for clang v3.4 or later.
 
 - [libEBML v1.3.3](http://dl.matroska.org/downloads/libebml/) or later
   and [libMatroska v1.4.4](http://dl.matroska.org/downloads/libmatroska/)