diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5db904314..e23272baa 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-03-05  Badlop  <badlop@process-one.net>
+
+	* doc/guide.tex: Require OpenSSL 0.9.8f or higher (EJAB-877)
+	* doc/guide.html: Likewise
+
 2009-03-04  Badlop  <badlop@process-one.net>
 
 	* src/ejabberd_auth.erl: If anonymous auth is enabled, when
diff --git a/doc/guide.html b/doc/guide.html
index 452131d97..377dbbdb3 100644
--- a/doc/guide.html
+++ b/doc/guide.html
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ GNU Make
 </LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize">GCC
 </LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize">Libexpat 1.95 or higher
 </LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize">Erlang/OTP R10B-9 or higher.
-</LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize">OpenSSL 0.9.6 or higher, for STARTTLS, SASL and SSL encryption. Optional, highly recommended.
+</LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize">OpenSSL 0.9.8f or higher, for STARTTLS, SASL and SSL encryption. Optional, highly recommended.
 </LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize">Zlib 1.2.3 or higher, for Stream Compression support (<A HREF="http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0138.html">XEP-0138</A>). Optional.
 </LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize">Erlang mysql library. Optional. For MySQL authentication or storage. See section <A HREF="#compilemysql">3.2.1</A>.
 </LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize">Erlang pgsql library. Optional. For PostgreSQL authentication or storage. See section <A HREF="#compilepgsql">3.2.3</A>.
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ MS Visual C++ 6.0 Compiler
 </LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize"><A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=10127&package_id=11277">Expat 2.0.0 or higher</A>
 </LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize"><A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/">GNU Iconv 1.9.2</A>
 (optional)
-</LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize"><A HREF="http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html">Shining Light OpenSSL 0.9.8d or higher</A>
+</LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize"><A HREF="http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html">Shining Light OpenSSL 0.9.8f or higher</A>
 (to enable SSL connections)
 </LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize"><A HREF="http://www.zlib.net/">Zlib 1.2.3 or higher</A>
 </LI></UL><P> <A NAME="windowscom"></A> </P><!--TOC subsubsection Compilation-->
diff --git a/doc/guide.tex b/doc/guide.tex
index 983e219b2..57e37a794 100644
--- a/doc/guide.tex
+++ b/doc/guide.tex
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ To compile \ejabberd{} on a `Unix-like' operating system, you need:
 \item GCC
 \item Libexpat 1.95 or higher
 \item Erlang/OTP R10B-9 or higher.
-\item OpenSSL 0.9.6 or higher, for STARTTLS, SASL and SSL encryption. Optional, highly recommended.
+\item OpenSSL 0.9.8f or higher, for STARTTLS, SASL and SSL encryption. Optional, highly recommended.
 \item Zlib 1.2.3 or higher, for Stream Compression support (\xepref{0138}). Optional.
 \item Erlang mysql library. Optional. For MySQL authentication or storage. See section \ref{compilemysql}.
 \item Erlang pgsql library. Optional. For PostgreSQL authentication or storage. See section \ref{compilepgsql}.
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ To compile \ejabberd{} on a Microsoft Windows system, you need:
 \item
 \footahref{http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/}{GNU Iconv 1.9.2}
 (optional)
-\item \footahref{http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html}{Shining Light OpenSSL 0.9.8d or higher}
+\item \footahref{http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html}{Shining Light OpenSSL 0.9.8f or higher}
 (to enable SSL connections)
 \item \footahref{http://www.zlib.net/}{Zlib 1.2.3 or higher}
 \end{itemize}