diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst
index bfe830366..67b15129c 100644
--- a/docs/faq.rst
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@@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ In addition to decreasing binary size, ``-fvisibility=hidden`` also avoids
 potential serious issues when loading multiple modules and is required for
 proper pybind operation.  See the previous FAQ entry for more details.
 
-Working with ancient Visual Studio 2009 builds on Windows
+Working with ancient Visual Studio 2008 builds on Windows
 =========================================================
 
 The official Windows distributions of Python are compiled using truly
 ancient versions of Visual Studio that lack good C++11 support. Some users
 implicitly assume that it would be impossible to load a plugin built with
 Visual Studio 2015 into a Python distribution that was compiled using Visual
-Studio 2009. However, no such issue exists: it's perfectly legitimate to
+Studio 2008. However, no such issue exists: it's perfectly legitimate to
 interface DLLs that are built with different compilers and/or C libraries.
 Common gotchas to watch out for involve not ``free()``-ing memory region
 that that were ``malloc()``-ed in another shared library, using data