diff --git a/README b/README
index 57b80f5d14..c5b973448d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
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   If you cannot find an appropriate binary pack for your platform, you can
   build the complete OpenFOAM from the source-pack.  You will first need to
-  compile or obtain a recent version of gcc (we recomend gcc-4.2.?) for
+  compile or obtain a recent version of gcc (we recomend gcc-4.3.?) for
   your platform, which may be obtained from http://gcc.gnu.org/.
 
   Install the compiler in