diff --git a/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index c4986fce..cb8e757b 100644
--- a/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ Export-Package: org.apache.ivy;version="2.0.0",
  org.apache.ivy.util.filter;version="2.0.0",
  org.apache.ivy.util.url;version="2.0.0"
 Bundle-ClassPath: .
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.5
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.7
diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index cc081122..5b28e221 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ checkstyle.report.dir=${reports.dir}/checkstyle
 checkstyle.src.dir=${basedir}/src/etc/checkstyle
 rat.report.dir=${reports.dir}/rat
 
-ivy.minimum.javaversion=1.5
+ivy.minimum.javaversion=1.7
 debug.mode=on
 ivy.install.version=1.4.1
 
diff --git a/doc/compatibility.html b/doc/compatibility.html
index a298558e..65a0244b 100644
--- a/doc/compatibility.html
+++ b/doc/compatibility.html
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@
 
 Up to Ivy 2.3.x, a minimum of Java 1.4 is required.
 
-Since Ivy 2.4.0, a minimum of Java 5 is required.
+For Ivy 2.4.0, a minimum of Java 5 is required.
+
+Since Ivy 2.5.0, a minimum of Java 7 is required.
 
 <h1>Apache Ant</h1>
 
-Ivy doesn't require much of Ant and should run correctly on pretty old versions. But it is recommended to use at least Ant 1.6.
+Ivy doesn't require a specific version of Ant as long as the Ant being used complies with the JVM compatibility requirements noted above.
 
 <h1>Other optional dependencies</h1>