diff --git a/debian/bootstrap.sh b/debian/bootstrap.sh
index 2b7afe5472..c5fa1ec3b1 100755
--- a/debian/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/debian/bootstrap.sh
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ Build-Depends:
 # bootstrapping
  automake (>= 1.9), autoconf, libtool,
 # core build
- dpkg-dev, gcc, g++, libc6-dev, make, wget, pkg-config,
+ dpkg-dev (>= 1.15.8.12), gcc (>= 4:4.4.5) , g++ (>= 4:4.4.5),
+ libc6-dev (>= 2.11.3), make (>= 3.81),
+ wget, pkg-config,
 # configure options
  libssl-dev, unixodbc-dev,
  libncurses5-dev, libjpeg8-dev,