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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Download the source tarball from the `MPD home page <https://musicpd.org>`_ and
 
 In any case, you need:
 
-* a C++14 compiler (e.g. GCC 8 or clang 5)
+* a C++17 compiler (e.g. GCC 8 or clang 5)
 * `Meson 0.49.0 <http://mesonbuild.com/>`__ and `Ninja
   <https://ninja-build.org/>`__
 * Boost 1.58