diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0e0b9d97..92cfacf2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBQGPGME_LT_REVISION)
 GPGME_CONFIG_API_VERSION=1
 ##############################################
 
-NEED_GPG_ERROR_VERSION=1.36
+NEED_GPG_ERROR_VERSION=1.47
 NEED_LIBASSUAN_API=2
 NEED_LIBASSUAN_VERSION=2.4.2