diff --git a/README b/README
index 45fbe89c..0fd6f071 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Or to install into a private user specific location
 The following mandatory dependencies are required in order to
 build SPICE
 
-    Spice protocol >= 0.9.0
+    Spice protocol >= 0.12.13
     Pixman         >= 0.17.7
     OpenSSL
     libjpeg