diff --git a/git_bundled_static.go b/git_bundled_static.go
index 48d9be5..4d10d45 100644
--- a/git_bundled_static.go
+++ b/git_bundled_static.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ package git
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DLIBGIT2_STATIC
 #include <git2.h>
 
-#if LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR != 1 || LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR != 1
-# error "Invalid libgit2 version; this git2go supports libgit2 v1.1"
+#if LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR != 1 || LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR < 1 || LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR > 1
+# error "Invalid libgit2 version; this git2go supports libgit2 between v1.1.0 and v1.1.0"
 #endif
 */
 import "C"
diff --git a/git_system_dynamic.go b/git_system_dynamic.go
index 571a77f..3013804 100644
--- a/git_system_dynamic.go
+++ b/git_system_dynamic.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ package git
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DLIBGIT2_DYNAMIC
 #include <git2.h>
 
-#if LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR != 1 || LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR != 1
-# error "Invalid libgit2 version; this git2go supports libgit2 v1.1"
+#if LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR != 1 || LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR < 1 || LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR > 1
+# error "Invalid libgit2 version; this git2go supports libgit2 between v1.1.0 and v1.1.0"
 #endif
 */
 import "C"
diff --git a/git_system_static.go b/git_system_static.go
index 3049763..f3da651 100644
--- a/git_system_static.go
+++ b/git_system_static.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ package git
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DLIBGIT2_STATIC
 #include <git2.h>
 
-#if LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR != 1 || LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR != 1
-# error "Invalid libgit2 version; this git2go supports libgit2 v1.1"
+#if LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR != 1 || LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR < 1 || LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR > 1
+# error "Invalid libgit2 version; this git2go supports libgit2 between v1.1.0 and v1.1.0"
 #endif
 */
 import "C"