diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 663af555..94f03844 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ CVS code -
 	- Mention that the minimum required version of texinfo is 4.0,
 	  since that's the first version that supports generating HTML.
 	  (DLR)
+	- Mention that the minimum required version of groff is 1.12,
+	  since that's the first version that supports generating HTML.
+	  (DLR)
 	- Update the given cvs commands so that they work again. (DLR)
 - doc/faq.html:
 	- Add a new section 5.3 to explain the status of nano's Unicode
diff --git a/README.CVS b/README.CVS
index 01f754c8..4e445d18 100644
--- a/README.CVS
+++ b/README.CVS
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ packages:
 - autoconf (version >= 2.54)
 - automake (version >= 1.7)
 - gettext (version >= 0.11.5)
-- groff
+- groff (version >= 1.12)
 - texinfo (version >= 4.0)
 - cvs
 - ssh (with support for the SSH version 2 protocol)