diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 69ab9a97b8..06e86c209f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ m4_pattern_forbid([^GUIX_])
 
 dnl Search for 'guile' and 'guild'.  This macro defines
 dnl 'GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION'.
-GUILE_PKG([2.2])
+GUILE_PKG([3.0 2.2])
 GUILE_PROGS
 if test "x$GUILD" = "x"; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR(['guild' binary not found; please check your guile-2.x installation.])
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index c737a71698..ae6c9d791c 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -744,7 +744,8 @@ GNU Guix is available for download from its website at
 GNU Guix depends on the following packages:
 
 @itemize
-@item @url{https://gnu.org/software/guile/, GNU Guile}, version 2.2.x;
+@item @url{https://gnu.org/software/guile/, GNU Guile}, version 3.0.x or
+2.2.x;
 @item @url{https://notabug.org/cwebber/guile-gcrypt, Guile-Gcrypt}, version
 0.1.0 or later;
 @item