diff --git a/dist.ini b/dist.ini
index 0793de8..0e6d3f5 100644
--- a/dist.ini
+++ b/dist.ini
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ HTTP::CookieJar = 0.001
 IO::Socket::IP = 0.32
 IO::Socket::SSL = 1.968
 Net::SSLeay = 1.49
+perl = 5.008001
 
 [Prereqs / DevelopRequires]
 ; Non core Perl::Critic policy used in perlcritic.rc