diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b94b7f77..917ff4f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -525,9 +525,9 @@ process.
     **Download the latest version of `libclang`**. Clang is an open-source
     compiler that can compile C-family languages. The `libclang` library it
     provides is used to power the YCM semantic completion engine for those
-    languages. YCM is designed to work with libclang version 3.9 or higher.
+    languages. YCM is designed to work with libclang version 7.0.0 or higher.
 
-    You can use the system libclang _only if you are sure it is version 3.9 or
+    You can use the system libclang _only if you are sure it is version 7.0.0 or
     higher_, otherwise don't. Even if it is, we recommend using the [official
     binaries from llvm.org][clang-download] if at all possible. Make sure you
     download the correct archive file for your OS.
diff --git a/doc/youcompleteme.txt b/doc/youcompleteme.txt
index bfe61b4c..8a5ca6b1 100644
--- a/doc/youcompleteme.txt
+++ b/doc/youcompleteme.txt
@@ -741,9 +741,9 @@ will notify you to recompile it. You should then rerun the install process.
    **Download the latest version of 'libclang'**. Clang is an open-source
    compiler that can compile C-family languages. The 'libclang' library it
    provides is used to power the YCM semantic completion engine for those
-   languages. YCM is designed to work with libclang version 3.9 or higher.
+   languages. YCM is designed to work with libclang version 7.0.0 or higher.
 
-   You can use the system libclang _only if you are sure it is version 3.9
+   You can use the system libclang _only if you are sure it is version 7.0.0
    or higher_, otherwise don't. Even if it is, we recommend using the
    official binaries from llvm.org [40] if at all possible. Make sure you
    download the correct archive file for your OS.