diff --git a/_pages/documentation/general_docs/building/index.md b/_pages/documentation/general_docs/building/index.md
index d114967..a8ccfc8 100644
--- a/_pages/documentation/general_docs/building/index.md
+++ b/_pages/documentation/general_docs/building/index.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 ## Dependencies
 
 * **git** : gem5 uses git for version control.
-* **gcc**: gcc is used to compiled gem5. **Version >=5 must be used**. We
+* **gcc**: gcc is used to compiled gem5. **Version >=7 must be used**. We
 support up to gcc Version 10.
 * **Clang**: Clang can also be used. At present, we support Clang 6 to
 Clang 9 (inclusive).
diff --git a/_pages/documentation/learning_gem5/part1/part1_1_building.md b/_pages/documentation/learning_gem5/part1/part1_1_building.md
index e300512..6cddce1 100644
--- a/_pages/documentation/learning_gem5/part1/part1_1_building.md
+++ b/_pages/documentation/learning_gem5/part1/part1_1_building.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         sudo apt install git
         ```
 
-2.  gcc 5+
+2.  gcc 7+
     :   You may need to use environment variables to point to a
         non-default version of gcc.
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         sudo apt install build-essential
         ```
 
-       **We support GCC Versions >=5, up to GCC 10**
+       **We support GCC Versions >=7, up to GCC 10**
 
 3.  [SCons 3.0+](http://www.scons.org/)
     :   gem5 uses SCons as its build environment. SCons is like make on