diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 3a1ab3c27..bc612d8ab 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 - Keep Guessing: No longer automatically activate --keep-guessing for modes 9720, 9820, 14900 and 18100
 - Kernel Cache: Reactivate OpenCL runtime specific kernel caches
 - Mode 16800/16801 hash format: Changed separator character from '*' to ':'
+- Requirements: Update runtime check for minimum NVIDIA driver version from 367.x to 418.56 or later
 
 * changes v5.0.0 -> v5.1.0
 
diff --git a/docs/readme.txt b/docs/readme.txt
index 9f01079fb..8bc78643a 100644
--- a/docs/readme.txt
+++ b/docs/readme.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AMD GPUs on Windows require "AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition" (15.12 or late
 Intel CPUs require "OpenCL Runtime for Intel Core and Intel Xeon Processors" (16.1.1 or later)
 Intel GPUs on Linux require "OpenCL 2.0 GPU Driver Package for Linux" (2.0 or later)
 Intel GPUs on Windows require "OpenCL Driver for Intel Iris and Intel HD Graphics"
-NVIDIA GPUs require "NVIDIA Driver" (367.x or later)
+NVIDIA GPUs require "NVIDIA Driver" (418.56 or later)
 
 ##
 ## Features
diff --git a/src/opencl.c b/src/opencl.c
index ff6ee8c33..8deeda105 100644
--- a/src/opencl.c
+++ b/src/opencl.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ int ocl_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
     #endif
 
     event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "* NVIDIA GPUs require this runtime and/or driver:");
-    event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "  \"NVIDIA Driver\" (367.x or later)");
+    event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "  \"NVIDIA Driver\" (418.56 or later)");
     event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, NULL);
 
     return -1;
@@ -3060,7 +3060,7 @@ int opencl_ctx_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
     #endif
 
     event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "* NVIDIA GPUs require this runtime and/or driver:");
-    event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "  \"NVIDIA Driver\" (367.x or later)");
+    event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "  \"NVIDIA Driver\" (418.56 or later)");
     event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, NULL);
 
     FREE_OPENCL_CTX_ON_ERROR;
@@ -3861,7 +3861,7 @@ int opencl_ctx_devices_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int comptime)
 
               if (intel_warn == true)
               {
-                event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "* Device #%u: Outdated or broken Intel OpenCL runtime detected!", device_id + 1);
+                event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "* Device #%u: Outdated or broken Intel OpenCL runtime '%s' detected!", device_id + 1, device_param->driver_version);
 
                 event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "You are STRONGLY encouraged to use the officially supported NVIDIA driver.");
                 event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "See hashcat.net for officially supported NVIDIA drivers.");
@@ -3899,7 +3899,7 @@ int opencl_ctx_devices_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int comptime)
 
               if (amd_warn == true)
               {
-                event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "* Device #%u: Outdated or broken AMD driver detected!", device_id + 1);
+                event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "* Device #%u: Outdated or broken AMD driver '%s' detected!", device_id + 1, device_param->driver_version);
 
                 event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "You are STRONGLY encouraged to use the officially supported AMD driver.");
                 event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "See hashcat.net for officially supported AMD drivers.");
@@ -3915,12 +3915,42 @@ int opencl_ctx_devices_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int comptime)
             {
               int nv_warn = true;
 
-              // nvidia driver 367.x and higher
-              if (strtoul (device_param->driver_version, NULL, 10) >= 367) nv_warn = false;
+              int version_maj = 0;
+              int version_min = 0;
+
+              const int r = sscanf (device_param->driver_version, "%d.%d", &version_maj, &version_min);
+
+              if (r == 2)
+              {
+                if (version_maj >= 367)
+                {
+                  if (version_maj == 418)
+                  {
+                    // older 418.x versions are known to be broken.
+                    // for instance, NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-418.43.run
+                    // run ./hashcat -b -m 2501 results in self-test fail
+
+                    if (version_min >= 56)
+                    {
+                      nv_warn = false;
+                    }
+                  }
+                  else
+                  {
+                    nv_warn = false;
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+              else
+              {
+                // unknown version scheme, probably new driver version
+
+                nv_warn = false;
+              }
 
               if (nv_warn == true)
               {
-                event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "* Device #%u: Outdated or broken NVIDIA driver detected!", device_id + 1);
+                event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "* Device #%u: Outdated or broken NVIDIA driver '%s' detected!", device_id + 1, device_param->driver_version);
 
                 event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "You are STRONGLY encouraged to use the officially supported NVIDIA driver.");
                 event_log_warning (hashcat_ctx, "See hashcat's homepage for officially supported NVIDIA drivers.");