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 ## Getting started
 
-The minimum requirements are a C++11-compliant compiler (e.g. GCC or Clang),
+The minimum requirements are a C++14-compliant compiler (e.g. GCC or Clang),
 the [Boost](http://www.boost.org) library and the [CMake](http://www.cmake.org)
 build system. Furthermore, you need an MPI library (like
 [Open MPI](http://www.open-mpi.org)) if you want to make use of parallel