diff --git a/documentation/README.1st b/documentation/README.1st
index 796c2df46..254e7f649 100644
--- a/documentation/README.1st
+++ b/documentation/README.1st
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ Software requirements
 
      GNU make 
      You must use GNU make, gnumake, for any EPICS builds.  Set your
-     path so that a gnumake version 3.78.1 or later is available. 
+     path so that a gnumake version 3.81 or later is available. 
 
      Perl 
-     You must have perl version 5.0 or later installed. The configure files do
+     You must have perl version 5.6 or later installed. The configure files do
      not specify the perl full pathname.  You need the perl executable in
      your search path. 
 
diff --git a/documentation/README.html b/documentation/README.html
index 7afd8fc65..1a136d079 100644
--- a/documentation/README.html
+++ b/documentation/README.html
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ Software requirements</h3>
 
 <blockquote><b>GNU make</b>
 <br>You must use GNU make, gnumake, for any EPICS builds. Set your
-path so that a gnumake version 3.78.1 or later is available.
+path so that a gnumake version 3.81 or later is available.
 <p><b>gcc</b>
 <br>You must have gcc version 3.4.2 or later.
 <p><b>Perl</b>
-<br>You must have perl version 5.0 or later installed. The configure files
+<br>You must have perl version 5.6 or later installed. The configure files
 do not specify the perl full pathname. You need the perl executable
 in your search path.
 <p><b>Unzip and tar (Winzip on WIN32 systems)</b>