diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index bf32088..b4e2d25 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: acro
 Title: A Tool for Semi-Automating the Statistical Disclosure Control of Research Outputs
-Version: 0.1.5
+Version: 0.1.6
 Authors@R: c(
   person("Jim", "Smith", role = c("cre","ctb"),
          email = "James.Smith@uwe.ac.uk", comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0001-7908-1859")),
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ License: MIT + file LICENSE
 Encoding: UTF-8
 Roxygen: list(markdown = TRUE)
 RoxygenNote: 7.3.2
-SystemRequirements: Python (>= 3.9)
+SystemRequirements: Python (>= 3.10)
 Imports:
     reticulate,
     admiraldev,
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 503ed92..53f8d56 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# acro 0.1.6
+
+* Upgrade ACRO Python backend to v0.4.11, supporting Python 3.14.
+
 # acro 0.1.5
 
 * Upgrade ACRO Python backend to v0.4.9, addressing installation problems due to scipy dependency update.
diff --git a/R/create_virtualenv.R b/R/create_virtualenv.R
index ec6395d..ce6186d 100644
--- a/R/create_virtualenv.R
+++ b/R/create_virtualenv.R
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-acro_venv <- "r-acro-0.4.9"
-acro_package <- "acro==0.4.9"
-python_version <- ">=3.9"
+acro_venv <- "r-acro-0.4.11"
+acro_package <- "acro==0.4.11"
+python_version <- ">=3.10"
 
 
 #' Install acro
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 964ec01..4679838 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Additional programming languages such as this R package are supported by providi
 
 ### Installation
 
+Prerequisite: you must have [Python](https://www.python.org) pre-installed.
+
 Install the **acro** package from CRAN as follows:
 
 ``` r
@@ -44,7 +46,9 @@ Before using any function from the package, an acro object should be initialised
 
 ### Try Online with MyBinder
 
-Try an example notebook in RStudio online on [MyBinder.org](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/AI-SDC/ACRO-R/main?urlpath=rstudio). Select the `example-notebook.Rmd` in the bottom-right pane after loading.
+Try an example notebook in [RStudio online](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/AI-SDC/ACRO-R/main?urlpath=rstudio) on MyBinder.org.
+
+Select the `example-notebook.Rmd` in the bottom-right pane after loading.
 
 ### Documentation