diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fc81b697b5..9c429c2f8b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2004-11-25  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+
+	* configure.ac:
+	* gst/playback/gstplaybasebin.c: (gst_play_base_bin_add_element):
+	* gst/typefind/gsttypefindfunctions.c: (mp3_type_find):
+	  Remove hacks for older core. Require newer core version
+	  accordingly.
+
 2004-11-25  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* gst/cdxaparse/Makefile.am:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 17333394e8..025b85a789 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ GST_CHECK_FEATURE(GCONF, [GConf libraries], , [
 
 dnl check for gstreamer
 dnl uninstalled is selected preferentially -- see pkg-config(1)
-GST_REQ=0.8.4
+GST_REQ=0.8.7.1
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GST, gstreamer-$GST_MAJORMINOR >= $GST_REQ,
   HAVE_GST="yes", HAVE_GST="no")