diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 339e016ad..495066888 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Changes from Ant 1.7.x TO current SVN version
 Changes that could break older environments:
 -------------------------------------------
 
+* Ant now requires Java 1.4 or later.
+
 * Improved handling of InterruptException (lets suppose someone/thing is
   trying to kill the thread when we receive an InterruptException),
   when an InterruptException is received, we do not wait anymore in a while
diff --git a/docs/faq.html b/docs/faq.html
index 451e18729..5e93999d5 100644
--- a/docs/faq.html
+++ b/docs/faq.html
@@ -782,7 +782,17 @@
                   <tr>
                       <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
       valign="top" align="left">
-          1.7.0 up to the current svn trunk
+          1.7.0 up to 1.7.1
+      </td>
+                          <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          1.3
+      </td>
+      </tr>
+                  <tr>
+                      <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          current svn trunk
       </td>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
       valign="top" align="left">
diff --git a/docs/manual/install.html b/docs/manual/install.html
index 51663cf9a..47f2a488d 100644
--- a/docs/manual/install.html
+++ b/docs/manual/install.html
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ that is not namespace-aware. In particular, avoid the Crimson parser.</p>
 
 <p>
 For the current version of Ant, you will also need a JDK installed on
-your system, version 1.3 or later required, 1.5 or later strongly recommended.
+your system, version 1.4 or later required, 1.5 or later strongly recommended.
 The later the version of Java , the more Ant tasks you get.
 </p>
 <p>
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ The later the version of Java , the more Ant tasks you get.
 </p>
 <p>
   <strong>Note: </strong>
-  Ant 1.7.* works with jdk1.3 and higher, Ant 1.6.* works with jdk 1.2 and higher,
+  Ant 1.8.* works with jdk1.4 and higher, Ant 1.7.* works with jdk1.3 and higher, Ant 1.6.* works with jdk 1.2 and higher,
   Ant 1.2 to Ant 1.5.* work with jdk 1.1 and higher.
 </p>
 
diff --git a/xdocs/faq.xml b/xdocs/faq.xml
index 608f63ba4..145ca3d77 100644
--- a/xdocs/faq.xml
+++ b/xdocs/faq.xml
@@ -263,7 +263,12 @@
           </tr>
           
           <tr>
-            <td>1.7.0 up to the current svn trunk</td>
+            <td>1.7.0 up to 1.7.1</td>
+            <td>1.3</td>
+          </tr>
+
+          <tr>
+            <td>current svn trunk</td>
             <td>1.3</td>
           </tr>
         </table>