diff --git a/swigweb/cvs.ht b/swigweb/cvs.ht
index 104aff8f2..47520c6ab 100644
--- a/swigweb/cvs.ht
+++ b/swigweb/cvs.ht
@@ -70,15 +70,16 @@ accept code modifications at this time.
 To compile SWIG from its CVS repository, you will need the following tools:
 
 <ul>
-<li> Autoconf
+<li> Autoconf 2.54 or higher
+<li> Automake 1.72 or higher
 <li> A working C++ compiler.
 <li> yacc or bison (to compile the SWIG parser).  
 </ul>
 
 <p>
-For Windows users, it is important to note that the CVS repository does not
-include the C++ code generated by yacc (this code is included in the normal
-release however) or the scripts produced by autoconf. Thus, you will have
+It is important to note that the CVS repository does not include the C++ code 
+generated by yacc nor the files produced by Autoconf and Automake (these
+are however included in a normal release). Thus, you will have
 to install these tools on your machine to work with everything.
 
 <h3>Developer Access</h3>