diff --git a/DEVELOPER.md b/DEVELOPER.md
index c20a32767..0705d4e1c 100644
--- a/DEVELOPER.md
+++ b/DEVELOPER.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Satisfy the Requirements:
  * CMake 3.0 or later
- * gcc 5.0 or later, clang 3.4 or later, or a compiler with full C++11 support
+ * gcc 5.0 or later, clang 3.4 or later, or a compiler with full C++14 support
  * libuuid (if not on macOS)
  * gnutls (optional)
  * python 2.7 or 3 (optional, for running the test suite)
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index bd0bed844..1dd26dcc6 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from source. More information on CMake can be obtained at https://cmake.org
 You will also need:
   - make
 
-You will need a C++ compiler that supports full C++11, which includes:
+You will need a C++ compiler that supports full C++14, which includes:
   - gcc 5.0   (released 2013-12-23)
   - clang 3.4 (released 2014-01-02)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d2355cff0..6d711a698 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ There are many binary packages available, but to install from source requires:
 * git
 * cmake
 * make
-* C++ compiler, currently gcc 5.0+ or clang 3.4+ for full C++11 support
+* C++ compiler, currently gcc 5.0+ or clang 3.4+ for full C++14 support
 
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