+@section Directive: prereq <version>
+
+The 'prereq' may be used to enforce the Autodist version. If the Autodist
+version used to process the distribution is older than the version
+specified with 'prereq' the Autodist will fail.
+
+Example:
+@example
+prereq 1.3.2
+@end example
+
+Will require Autodist 1.3.2 or newer for this distribution.
+
+