diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 57bcdac4e..1729cf4f5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ NEED_GPGRT_VERSION=1.46
 NEED_LIBGCRYPT_API=1
 NEED_LIBGCRYPT_VERSION=1.9.1
 
-NEED_LIBASSUAN_API=2
-NEED_LIBASSUAN_VERSION=2.5.0
+NEED_LIBASSUAN_API=3
+NEED_LIBASSUAN_VERSION=3.0.0
 
 NEED_KSBA_API=1
 NEED_KSBA_VERSION=1.6.3