diff --git a/app/sanity.c b/app/sanity.c
index 81120bbce9..21c7c5abe1 100644
--- a/app/sanity.c
+++ b/app/sanity.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ sanity_check_gegl (void)
 
 #define GEGL_REQUIRED_MAJOR 0
 #define GEGL_REQUIRED_MINOR 4
-#define GEGL_REQUIRED_MICRO 26
+#define GEGL_REQUIRED_MICRO 30
 
   gegl_get_version (&gegl_major_version,
                     &gegl_minor_version,
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cf3a86a24b..c9b9c5510a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ m4_define([fontconfig_required_version], [2.12.4])
 m4_define([freetype2_required_version], [2.1.7])
 m4_define([gdk_pixbuf_required_version], [2.30.8])
 m4_define([gegl_major_minor_version], [0.4])
-m4_define([gegl_micro_version], [26])
+m4_define([gegl_micro_version], [30])
 m4_define([gegl_required_version],
           [gegl_major_minor_version.gegl_micro_version])
 m4_define([gexiv2_required_version], [0.10.6])