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@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ Building Kore
 Grab the [latest release](https://github.com/jorisvink/kore/releases/tag/2.0.0-release)  tarball or clone the repository.
 
 Requirements
-* openssl (1.0.2 releases only right now, 1.1.0 support coming)
+* openssl (1.0.2k or 1.1.0e)
   (note: this requirement drops away when building with NOTLS=1 NOHTTP=1)
-  (note: libressl works as a replacement)
+  (note: libressl should work as a replacement)
 
 Requirements for background tasks (optional)
 * pthreads