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+++ b/README
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ If you want to hack on it, start with one of the `tests/gpg/t-foo'
 programs.
 
 To build GPGME, you need to install libgpg-error.  You need at least
-libgpg-error 0.1.
+libgpg-error 0.5.
 
 For support of the OpenPGP protocol (default), you need the latest CVS
 version of GnuPG 1.2, see `http://www.gnupg.org/cvs-access.html'.