diff --git a/bin/autojump b/bin/autojump
index 45935b8..ebfb4f6 100755
--- a/bin/autojump
+++ b/bin/autojump
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def parse_arguments():
             '-s', '--stat', action="store_true", default=False,
             help='show database entries and their key weights')
     parser.add_argument(
-            '-v', '--version', action="version", version="%(prog)s " +
+            '-v', '--version', action="version", version="%(prog)s v" +
             VERSION, help='show version information')
 
     return parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index b22d96b..7dce2c6 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ### REQUIREMENTS
 
-- Python v2.6+
+- Python v2.7+
 - Bash v4.0 for tab completion (or zsh)
 
 If you are unable to update Python to a supported version, older versions of