diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 7adc3a00..b2d27527 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -87,3 +87,4 @@ Thanks to the following, who submitted detailed bug reports and excellent sugges
   Clément Hermann
   Saulius Krasuckas
   Tom Dörr
+  Joerg Kastning
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f8b61ec3..e0ddc6d3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 - #245    Performance Issues
           (thanks to Tom Dörr, Shaun Ruffell)
 - #259    Migrate to python 3 enhancement
+- #268    Minimum required gcc version to build timewarrior
+          (thanks to Joerg Kastning)
 - #269    Do not load entire database for all commands
           (thanks to Shaun Ruffell)
 - #270    Stop with id should suggest modify command
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index ffd54d60..8a71bde5 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ In order to build Timewarrior, you will need:
   - make
 
 You will need a C++ compiler that supports full C++11, which includes:
-  - gcc 4.9   (released 2014-04-22)
-  - clang 3.4 (released 2014-01-02)
+  - gcc 4.8.1 (released 2013-03-31)
+  - clang 3.3 (released 2013-06-17)
 
 
 # Basic Installation
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b643b1f7..64acf22f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Building Timewarrior yourself requires
 * git
 * cmake
 * make
-* C++ compiler, currently gcc 4.7+ or clang 3.3+ for full C++11 support
+* C++ compiler, currently gcc 4.8.1+ or clang 3.3+ for full C++11 support
 * Python 3, for running the testsuite
 
 There are two ways to retrieve the Timewarrior sources: