diff --git a/README.CVS b/README.CVS
index dff889828..f04278650 100644
--- a/README.CVS
+++ b/README.CVS
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ The next version, mc-4.6.0, is expected to be released using the latest
 versions of the GNU tools, which are currently:
 
 Autoconf 2.54
-Automake 1.6.3
+Automake 1.7
 Gettext 0.11.5