diff --git a/doc/gpgme.texi b/doc/gpgme.texi
index d7c38f82..22377088 100644
--- a/doc/gpgme.texi
+++ b/doc/gpgme.texi
@@ -5643,7 +5643,8 @@ shall exactly act as @code{gpgme_op_decrypt_verify}.
 
 The @code{GPGME_DECRYPT_ARCHIVE} symbol specifies that the input is an
 encrypted archive that shall be decrypted and extracted.  This feature
-is currently only supported for the OpenPGP crypto engine.
+is currently only supported for the OpenPGP crypto engine and requires
+GnuPG 2.4.1.
 
 @item GPGME_DECRYPT_UNWRAP
 @since{1.8.0}
@@ -5851,7 +5852,8 @@ multiple of the following bit values:
 
 The @code{GPGME_VERIFY_ARCHIVE} symbol specifies that the input is a
 signed archive that shall be verified and extracted.  This feature
-is currently only supported for the OpenPGP crypto engine.
+is currently only supported for the OpenPGP crypto engine and requires
+GnuPG 2.4.1.
 
 @end table
 
@@ -6315,7 +6317,8 @@ mode settings of the context are ignored.
 @since{1.19.0}
 
 A signed archive is created from the given files and directories.  This
-feature is currently only supported for the OpenPGP crypto engine.
+feature is currently only supported for the OpenPGP crypto engine and requires
+GnuPG 2.4.1.
 
 @end table
 @end deftp
@@ -6594,7 +6597,7 @@ supported for the OpenPGP crypto engine.
 The @code{GPGME_ENCRYPT_ARCHIVE} symbol specifies that the input is a
 NUL-separated list of file paths and directory paths that shall be
 encrypted into an archive.  This feature is currently only supported
-for the OpenPGP crypto engine.
+for the OpenPGP crypto engine and requires GnuPG 2.4.1.
 
 @end table
 
diff --git a/src/engine-gpg.c b/src/engine-gpg.c
index 2f63d6ff..e921df0a 100644
--- a/src/engine-gpg.c
+++ b/src/engine-gpg.c
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ gpg_decrypt (void *engine,
 
   gpg->flags.use_gpgtar = !!(flags & GPGME_DECRYPT_ARCHIVE);
 
-  if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && !have_gpg_version (gpg, "2.3.5"))
+  if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && !have_gpg_version (gpg, "2.4.1"))
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 
   if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && (flags & GPGME_DECRYPT_UNWRAP))
@@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ gpg_encrypt (void *engine, gpgme_key_t recp[], const char *recpstring,
 
   gpg->flags.use_gpgtar = !!(flags & GPGME_ENCRYPT_ARCHIVE);
 
-  if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && !have_gpg_version (gpg, "2.3.5"))
+  if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && !have_gpg_version (gpg, "2.4.1"))
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 
   if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && (flags & GPGME_ENCRYPT_WRAP))
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ gpg_encrypt_sign (void *engine, gpgme_key_t recp[],
 
   gpg->flags.use_gpgtar = !!(flags & GPGME_ENCRYPT_ARCHIVE);
 
-  if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && !have_gpg_version (gpg, "2.3.5"))
+  if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && !have_gpg_version (gpg, "2.4.1"))
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 
   if (recp || recpstring)
@@ -3590,7 +3590,7 @@ gpg_sign (void *engine, gpgme_data_t in, gpgme_data_t out,
 
   gpg->flags.use_gpgtar = mode == GPGME_SIG_MODE_ARCHIVE;
 
-  if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && !have_gpg_version (gpg, "2.3.5"))
+  if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && !have_gpg_version (gpg, "2.4.1"))
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 
   if (mode == GPGME_SIG_MODE_CLEAR)
@@ -3674,7 +3674,7 @@ gpg_verify (void *engine, gpgme_verify_flags_t flags, gpgme_data_t sig,
 
   gpg->flags.use_gpgtar = !!(flags & GPGME_VERIFY_ARCHIVE);
 
-  if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && !have_gpg_version (gpg, "2.3.5"))
+  if (gpg->flags.use_gpgtar && !have_gpg_version (gpg, "2.4.1"))
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 
   err = append_args_from_sender (gpg, ctx);