diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5cac154b31..7c78d52ad7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ m4_define([gtk_binary_version], [3.0.0])
 # required versions of other packages
 m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.43.0])
 m4_define([pango_required_version], [1.36.7])
-m4_define([atk_required_version], [2.12.0])
+m4_define([atk_required_version], [2.15.1])
 m4_define([cairo_required_version], [1.12.0])
 m4_define([gdk_pixbuf_required_version], [2.30.0])
 m4_define([introspection_required_version], [1.39.0])