diff --git a/doc/build-windows.md b/doc/build-windows.md
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@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ Other options which may work, but which have not been extensively tested are (pl
 * On Windows, using a POSIX compatibility layer application such as [cygwin](https://www.cygwin.com/) or [msys2](https://www.msys2.org/).
 
 The instructions below work on Ubuntu and Debian. Make sure the distribution's `g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix`
-package meets the minimum required `g++` version specified in [dependencies.md](dependencies.md).
+package meets the minimum required GCC version specified in [dependencies.md](dependencies.md).
+If compiling with the GUI (default in depends), at least GCC version 13 is required.
 
 Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux
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