diff --git a/resources/recipes/nytimes.recipe b/resources/recipes/nytimes.recipe
index 62e233add9..9fbcf6d3d1 100644
--- a/resources/recipes/nytimes.recipe
+++ b/resources/recipes/nytimes.recipe
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class NYTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     title       = 'New York Times Top Stories'
     __author__  = 'GRiker'
     language = 'en'
+    requires_version = (0, 7, 3)
     description = 'Top Stories from the New York Times'
 
     # List of sections typically included in Top Stories.  Use a keyword from the
diff --git a/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe b/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
index 7fac771dd7..bcec51ce97 100644
--- a/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
+++ b/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class NYTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     title       = 'The New York Times'
     __author__  = 'GRiker'
     language = 'en'
+    requires_version = (0, 7, 3)
 
     description = 'Daily news from the New York Times (subscription version)'
     allSectionKeywords = ['The Front Page', 'International','National','Obituaries','Editorials',