diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index baa34ca082..b0b0dd3d5d 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ Build-Depends: adwaita-icon-theme <!nocheck>,
                libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-dev (>= 2.40.0) | libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev (>= 2.40.0),
                libgirepository1.0-dev (>= 1.39.0),
                libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.57.2),
-               libharfbuzz-dev (>= 0.9),
+               libharfbuzz-dev (>= 2.2.0),
                libjson-glib-dev:native,
-               libpango1.0-dev (>= 1.41.0),
+               libpango1.0-dev (>= 1.44.0),
                librsvg2-common [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x powerpc ppc64 riscv64 sparc64] <!nocheck>,
                libwayland-dev (>= 1.14.91) [linux-any],
                libx11-dev,
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Depends: gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (= ${binary:Version}),
          libfribidi-dev (>= 0.19.7),
          libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-dev (>= 2.40.0) | libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev (>= 2.40.0),
          libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.57.2),
-         libpango1.0-dev (>= 1.41),
+         libpango1.0-dev (>= 1.44.0),
          libwayland-dev (>= 1.9.91) [linux-any],
          libx11-dev,
          libxcomposite-dev,
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index aca7f71cf7..7eb9d3729f 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ Build-Depends: adwaita-icon-theme <!nocheck>,
                libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-dev (>= 2.40.0) | libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev (>= 2.40.0),
                libgirepository1.0-dev (>= 1.39.0),
                libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.57.2),
-               libharfbuzz-dev (>= 0.9),
+               libharfbuzz-dev (>= 2.2.0),
                libjson-glib-dev:native,
-               libpango1.0-dev (>= 1.41.0),
+               libpango1.0-dev (>= 1.44.0),
                librsvg2-common [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x powerpc ppc64 riscv64 sparc64] <!nocheck>,
                libwayland-dev (>= 1.14.91) [linux-any],
                libx11-dev,
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Depends: gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (= ${binary:Version}),
          libfribidi-dev (>= 0.19.7),
          libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-dev (>= 2.40.0) | libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev (>= 2.40.0),
          libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.57.2),
-         libpango1.0-dev (>= 1.41),
+         libpango1.0-dev (>= 1.44.0),
          libwayland-dev (>= 1.9.91) [linux-any],
          libx11-dev,
          libxcomposite-dev,