diff --git a/.github/workflows/runtime.yml b/.github/workflows/runtime.yml
index e0b7469e4..cc4829911 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runtime.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runtime.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: Temporarily reenable compilation with Erlang/OTP 20
+      if: matrix.otp < 25
+      run: |
+        sed -i "s|13.0 |9.0.5 |g" configure.ac
+
     - name: Get compatible Rebar binaries
       if: matrix.otp < 24
       run: |
diff --git a/COMPILE.md b/COMPILE.md
index 67277051c..49e9be269 100644
--- a/COMPILE.md
+++ b/COMPILE.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ To compile ejabberd you need:
 - GCC
 - Libexpat ≥ 1.95
 - Libyaml ≥ 0.1.4
-- Erlang/OTP ≥ 20.0
+- Erlang/OTP ≥ 25.0
 - OpenSSL ≥ 1.0.0
 
 Other optional libraries are:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b7ade05cb..163f027aa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 AC_INIT(ejabberd, m4_esyscmd([echo `git describe --tags 2>/dev/null || echo 25.04` | sed 's/-g.*//;s/-/./' | tr -d '\012']), [ejabberd@process-one.net], [ejabberd])
-REQUIRE_ERLANG_MIN="9.0.5 (Erlang/OTP 20.0)"
+REQUIRE_ERLANG_MIN="13.0 (Erlang/OTP 25.0)"
 REQUIRE_ERLANG_MAX="100.0.0 (No Max)"
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])