diff --git a/app/sanity.c b/app/sanity.c
index 7a4883778e..e90bc0b2d8 100644
--- a/app/sanity.c
+++ b/app/sanity.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ sanity_check_gegl (void)
 
 #define GEGL_REQUIRED_MAJOR 0
 #define GEGL_REQUIRED_MINOR 3
-#define GEGL_REQUIRED_MICRO 4
+#define GEGL_REQUIRED_MICRO 5
 
   gegl_get_version (&gegl_major_version,
                     &gegl_minor_version,
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 80ec63d335..ff02875fb2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ 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], [0.3.4])
+m4_define([gegl_required_version], [0.3.5])
 m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.40.0])
 m4_define([atk_required_version], [2.2.0])
 m4_define([gtk_required_version], [2.24.10])