diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 477247e10..9dfe2529c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ You will find detailed guides and frequently asked questions there.
 
 Eclair needs a _synchronized_, _segwit-ready_, **_zeromq-enabled_**, _wallet-enabled_, _non-pruning_, _tx-indexing_ [Bitcoin Core](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin) node.
 
-You can configure your Bitcoin node to use either `p2sh-segwit` addresses or `bech32` addresses, Eclair is compatible with both modes.
-If your wallet has "non-segwit UTXOs" (outputs that are neither `p2sh-segwit` or `bech32`), you must send them to a `p2sh-segwit` or `bech32` address before running eclair.
+You must configure your Bitcoin node to use `bech32` (segwit) addresses.
+If your wallet has "non-segwit UTXOs" (outputs that are neither `p2sh-segwit` or `bech32`), you must send them to a `bech32` address before running eclair.
 
 Run bitcoind with the following minimal `bitcoin.conf`:
 
diff --git a/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/Setup.scala b/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/Setup.scala
index 16fa8094c..60b33a389 100644
--- a/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/Setup.scala
+++ b/eclair-core/src/main/scala/fr/acinq/eclair/Setup.scala
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ class Setup(datadir: File,
       } yield (progress, ibd, chainHash, bitcoinVersion, unspentAddresses, blocks, headers)
       // blocking sanity checks
       val (progress, initialBlockDownload, chainHash, bitcoinVersion, unspentAddresses, blocks, headers) = await(future, 30 seconds, "bicoind did not respond after 30 seconds")
-      assert(bitcoinVersion >= 170000, "Eclair requires Bitcoin Core 0.17.0 or higher")
+      assert(bitcoinVersion >= 180000, "Eclair requires Bitcoin Core 0.18.0 or higher")
       assert(chainHash == nodeParams.chainHash, s"chainHash mismatch (conf=${nodeParams.chainHash} != bitcoind=$chainHash)")
       if (chainHash != Block.RegtestGenesisBlock.hash) {
-        assert(unspentAddresses.forall(address => !isPay2PubkeyHash(address)), "Your wallet contains non-segwit UTXOs. You must send those UTXOs to a p2sh-segwit or bech32 address to use Eclair (check out our README for more details).")
+        assert(unspentAddresses.forall(address => !isPay2PubkeyHash(address)), "Your wallet contains non-segwit UTXOs. You must send those UTXOs to a bech32 address to use Eclair (check out our README for more details).")
       }
       assert(!initialBlockDownload, s"bitcoind should be synchronized (initialblockdownload=$initialBlockDownload)")
       assert(progress > 0.999, s"bitcoind should be synchronized (progress=$progress)")