diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 [![crate](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/num-traits.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/num-traits)
 [![documentation](https://docs.rs/num-traits/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/num-traits)
+![minimum rustc 1.8](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.8+-red.svg)
 [![Travis status](https://travis-ci.org/rust-num/num-traits.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/rust-num/num-traits)
 
 Numeric traits for generic mathematics in Rust.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ef96e5c..a388fd5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 //! Numeric traits for generic mathematics
+//!
+//! ## Compatibility
+//!
+//! The `num-traits` crate is tested for rustc 1.8 and greater.
 
 #![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/num-traits/0.2")]