diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index c2d8346b0f..5bde5f2172 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
      * Change, ! Fix, % Optimization, + Addition, - Removal, ; Comment
  */
 
+2013-03-18 23:46 UTC+0100 vszakats (harbour syenar.net)
+  * README.txt
+    + documented Git 1.7 requirement
+
 2013-03-18 22:17 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
   * doc/en/dir.txt
   * extras/hbdoc/_genhtml.prg
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index d326bf9c01..84f42952af 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1674,6 +1674,7 @@ TABLE OF CONTENT
       Git (Version Control System) [multiplatform, free, open-source]
          http://git-scm.com/
          https://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list?q=full+installer+official+git (Windows binaries)
+         You'll need Git 1.7 or upper for Harbour.
       GitHub Client [multiplatform, free]
          http://windows.github.com/
          http://mac.github.com/