diff --git a/app/sanity.c b/app/sanity.c
index cdd258486e..df14812ca1 100644
--- a/app/sanity.c
+++ b/app/sanity.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ sanity_check_gegl (void)
 
 #define GEGL_REQUIRED_MAJOR 0
 #define GEGL_REQUIRED_MINOR 2
-#define GEGL_REQUIRED_MICRO 0
+#define GEGL_REQUIRED_MICRO 1
 
   gegl_get_version (&gegl_major_version,
                     &gegl_minor_version,
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ac4392b422..6ae2ad634a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ m4_define([gimp_full_name], [GNU Image Manipulation Program])
 
 # required versions of other packages
 m4_define([babl_required_version], [0.1.11])
-m4_define([gegl_required_version], [0.2.0])
+m4_define([gegl_required_version], [0.2.1])
 m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.32.0])
 m4_define([atk_required_version], [2.2.0])
 m4_define([gtk_required_version], [2.24.10])