diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Requirements
 ------------
 
 - A PHP 7.1+ environment
-- MySQL 5.7
+- MySQL 5.7+
 - Elasticsearch
 
 
diff --git a/SETUP.md b/SETUP.md
index 1452edabd5c..fde133c7a12 100644
--- a/SETUP.md
+++ b/SETUP.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ There are a few different options to get started:
 
 ## 1. Manual setup for experienced developers (i.e. using an existing development environment):
 ### Install prerequisites
-- MySQL 5.7
+- MySQL 5.7+
 - PHP 7.1+ (with curl, gd, intl, json, mbstring, mcrypt, mysql, xml and zip extensions)
 - nginx (or other webserver)
 - a modern version of nodejs (and npm)