--- Makefile.PL
+++ Makefile.PL
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ use warnings;
 
 use 5.008000;
 
-use ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.78;
+use ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.31;
 
 my %WriteMakefileArgs = (
   "ABSTRACT" => "does your code require newer perl than you think?",
   "AUTHOR" => "Ricardo Signes",
   "CONFIGURE_REQUIRES" => {
-    "ExtUtils::MakeMaker" => "6.78"
+    "ExtUtils::MakeMaker" => "6.31"
   },
   "DISTNAME" => "Test-MinimumVersion",
   "LICENSE" => "perl",