diff --git a/app/sanity.c b/app/sanity.c
index 038fc357ee..30709c4832 100644
--- a/app/sanity.c
+++ b/app/sanity.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ sanity_check_babl (void)
 
 #define BABL_REQUIRED_MAJOR 0
 #define BABL_REQUIRED_MINOR 1
-#define BABL_REQUIRED_MICRO 14
+#define BABL_REQUIRED_MICRO 18
 
   babl_get_version (&babl_major_version,
                     &babl_minor_version,
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ sanity_check_gegl (void)
 
 #define GEGL_REQUIRED_MAJOR 0
 #define GEGL_REQUIRED_MINOR 3
-#define GEGL_REQUIRED_MICRO 6
+#define GEGL_REQUIRED_MICRO 8
 
   gegl_get_version (&gegl_major_version,
                     &gegl_minor_version,
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2ea32c630a..75a364545e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ m4_define([gimp_stable],
 m4_define([gimp_full_name], [GNU Image Manipulation Program])
 
 # required versions of other packages
-m4_define([babl_required_version], [0.1.14])
-m4_define([gegl_required_version], [0.3.6])
+m4_define([babl_required_version], [0.1.18])
+m4_define([gegl_required_version], [0.3.8])
 m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.40.0])
 m4_define([atk_required_version], [2.2.0])
 m4_define([gtk_required_version], [2.24.10])