diff --git a/app/sanity.c b/app/sanity.c
index 1559d5efcd..25a51cb906 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 8
+#define GEGL_REQUIRED_MICRO 9
 
   gegl_get_version (&gegl_major_version,
                     &gegl_minor_version,
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2920e9f8de..a9b628b93f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ m4_define([gimp_full_name], [GNU Image Manipulation Program])
 # required versions of other packages
 m4_define([babl_required_version], [0.1.56])
 m4_define([gegl_major_minor_version], [0.4])
-m4_define([gegl_micro_version], [8])
+m4_define([gegl_micro_version], [9])
 m4_define([gegl_required_version],
           [gegl_major_minor_version.gegl_micro_version])
 m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.56.0])