2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 70fc9dc..58bfb6a 100755
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ WriteMakefile(
     PREREQ_PM     => {
 	    'File::Sync' => '0',
     },
+    MIN_PERL_VERSION => '5.008001',
     META_MERGE => {
 	'meta-spec' => { version => 2 },
         resources => {
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index aac3ec1..332dfb1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- CPAN: we need perl => 5.8
+
 Version 1.2.34 - 28 October 2017, by Thierry Vignaud
 
 - add more CPAN metadata