diff --git a/README.CVS b/README.CVS
index a7a84bf4..fe55866c 100644
--- a/README.CVS
+++ b/README.CVS
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ To successfully compile GNU nano from CVS, you'll need the
 following packages:
 
 - autoconf (version >= 2.52)
-- automake (version >= 1.5-pl5, 1.7.x recommended)
-- gettext (version >= 0.11)
+- automake (version >= 1.6, 1.7.x recommended)
+- gettext (version >= 0.11.5)
 - texinfo
 - cvs
 - glib (if your system doesn't have snprintf() and/or vsnprintf())