diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Latest
 
+* Relaxed dependency on c++11. Now can be built with GCC 4.4.6
 * Removed dependency of boost::format and boost::algorithm
 * New option --space-as-offset
 * A font preprocessor, for solving encoding problems
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Special thanks to Arthur Titeica for the [AUR Package](https://aur.archlinux.org
 
 * CMake 
 * compilers support C++11
- * GCC >= 4.6.x
+ * GCC >= 4.4.6
 * libpoppler with xpdf header >= 0.20.2 (compile with --enable-xpdf-headers)
  * Install libpng (and headers) BEFORE you compile libpoppler if you want background images generated
 * boost c++ library (program options, filesystem, system(which is actually required by filesystem))