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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 8028939b1c..5e538a6d58 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ build the GNU C Library:
GCC 4.6 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use
the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for
building the GNU C Library, as newer compilers usually produce
- better code. As of release time, GCC 4.9 is the newest compiler
+ better code. As of release time, GCC 4.9.2 is the newest compiler
verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
You can use whatever compiler you like to compile programs that use
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ build the GNU C Library:
You must use GNU 'binutils' (as and ld) to build the GNU C Library.
No other assembler or linker has the necessary functionality at the
- moment.
+ moment. As of release time, GNU 'binutils' 2.25 is the newest
+ verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
* GNU 'texinfo' 4.7 or later
@@ -361,7 +362,8 @@ build the GNU C Library:
need this version of the 'texinfo' package. Earlier versions do
not understand all the tags used in the document, and the
installation mechanism for the info files is not present or works
- differently.
+ differently. As of release time, 'texinfo' 5.2 is the newest
+ verified to work to build the GNU C Library.
* GNU 'awk' 3.1.2, or higher