diff --git a/COMPILING.adoc b/COMPILING.adoc
index d67a9378..09295f5d 100644
--- a/COMPILING.adoc
+++ b/COMPILING.adoc
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ Building the Freedoom IWADs pretty much simply requires the following:
   * 'Python': Freedoom uses several Python programs in its tree to
     assist with building the IWADs.  Both Python 2.7 and 3.x are fully
     supported.
-  * 'DeuTex' 5.0.0-beta.1: freedoom now requires Deutex 5.0.0-beta.1.
-    Unfortunately, not all distributions have updated their packages.
-    If your distribution does not provide 5.0.0-beta.1, it
+  * 'DeuTex' 5.0.0: freedoom now requires Deutex 5.0.0.
+    This version is fairly new, and distributions have not yet had the
+    chance to update their packages.
+    If your distribution does not provide 5.0.0, it
     is recommended to use Mike Swanson's 
     https://github.com/Doom-Utils/deutex[repository], the master branch of
-    which includes 5.0. You may also make use of the Windows binaries provided
+    which includes 5.0.0. You may also make use of the Windows binaries provided
     on the official release page 
     https://github.com/Doom-Utils/deutex/releases[here],
     or the Ubuntu PPA