1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/default.mk b/default.mk
index 30d00e9..4309ca5 100644
--- a/default.mk
+++ b/default.mk
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ ELCS = $(ELS:.el=.elc)
 ELMS = magit.el $(filter-out $(addsuffix .el,$(PACKAGES)),$(ELS))
 ELGS = magit-autoloads.el magit-version.el
 
+# minimal requirements
+EMACS_VERSION = 24.4
+ASYNC_VERSION = 1.4
+DASH_VERSION = 2.11.0
+
 EMACSBIN ?= emacs
 
 ELPA_DIR ?= $(HOME)/.emacs.d/elpa
@@ -68,9 +73,9 @@ endif
 BATCH = $(EMACSBIN) -batch -Q $(LOAD_PATH)
 
 EMACSOLD := $(shell $(BATCH) --eval \
-  "(and (version< emacs-version \"24.4\") (princ \"true\"))")
+  "(and (version< emacs-version \"$(EMACS_VERSION)\") (princ \"true\"))")
 ifeq "$(EMACSOLD)" "true"
-  $(error At least version 24.4 of Emacs is required)
+  $(error At least version $(EMACS_VERSION) of Emacs is required)
 endif
 
 VERSION := $(shell \