diff --git a/README-alpha b/README-alpha
index 77e93d9..44573d8 100644
--- a/README-alpha
+++ b/README-alpha
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ writing these are:
 
   Package   Version (>=)
   ========  ============
-  automake  1.8.5
-  autoconf  2.59
-  libtool   1.5.8
+  automake  1.4
+  autoconf  2.50
+  libtool   1.5.0
   
     To prepare the package for building run autogen.sh. Then run
 ./configure with the desired options (See INSTALL and README for the
diff --git a/umem.spec.in b/umem.spec.in
index a716f93..7a1810a 100644
--- a/umem.spec.in
+++ b/umem.spec.in
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ URL:            http://sourceforge.net/projects/umem/
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
-# XXX
-#BuildRequires:  
-#Requires:       
+BuildRequires:  autoconf >= 2.50
+BuildRequires:  automake >= 1.4
+BuildRequires:  libtool >= 1.5.0
+BuildRequires:  doxygen
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  binutils
+BuildRequires:  make
+
 
 %description
 This a port of Solaris's slab allocator, libumem, to Linux.
@@ -22,6 +27,7 @@ of memory chunks. By managing small memory chunks in the units
 called slabs, this mechanism enables lower fragmentation, fast allocation,
 and reclaming memory." (Description sourced from Wikipedia.)
 
+
 %prep
 %setup -q