diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index d21849cd..0d2048c6 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Fixes:
   Closes: GH bug #536
 - checking: Add to default HTTP client headers instead of replacing.
 - cmdline: Reactivate paging of help pages.
+- requirements: Fix requests module version check.
+  Closes: GH bug #548
 
 
 9.3 "Better Living Through Chemistry" (released 16.7.2014)
diff --git a/linkcheck/__init__.py b/linkcheck/__init__.py
index 25f0afcc..f6073e8f 100644
--- a/linkcheck/__init__.py
+++ b/linkcheck/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if not (hasattr(sys, 'version_info') or
         sys.version_info < (2, 7, 2, 'final', 0)):
     raise SystemExit("This program requires Python 2.7.2 or later.")
 import requests
-if requests.__version__ <= '2.2.0':
+if requests.__version__ < '2.2.0':
     raise SystemExit("This program requires Python requests 2.2.0 or later.")
 
 import os