diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index d593f62874..4140a3f5c8 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ Issues of note:
 	  not need that functionality, use NO_CURL to build without
 	  it.
 
+	  Git requires version "7.19.4" or later of "libcurl" to build
+	  without NO_CURL. This version requirement may be bumped in
+	  the future.
+
 	- "expat" library; git-http-push uses it for remote lock
 	  management over DAV.  Similar to "curl" above, this is optional
 	  (with NO_EXPAT).