diff --git a/common/util.h b/common/util.h
index 325f3f555..ca381227d 100644
--- a/common/util.h
+++ b/common/util.h
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
  * libgpg-error version.  Define them here.
  * Example: (#if GPG_ERROR_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x011500 // 1.21)
  */
-#if GPG_ERROR_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x012400 /* 1.36 */
-# define GPG_ERR_NO_AUTH          314
-# define GPG_ERR_BAD_AUTH         315
-#endif
 
 #ifndef EXTERN_UNLESS_MAIN_MODULE
 # if !defined (INCLUDED_BY_MAIN_MODULE)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1a1f9f8fa..6d1e2ba76 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ AC_INIT([mym4_package],[mym4_version],[https://bugs.gnupg.org])
 # build-aux/speedo.mk and Makefile.am
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GNUPG_SWDB_TAG, "gnupg22", [swdb tag for this branch])
 
-NEED_GPG_ERROR_VERSION=1.27
+NEED_GPG_ERROR_VERSION=1.38
 
 NEED_LIBGCRYPT_API=1
 NEED_LIBGCRYPT_VERSION=1.8.0
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ NEED_LIBASSUAN_API=2
 NEED_LIBASSUAN_VERSION=2.5.0
 
 NEED_KSBA_API=1
-NEED_KSBA_VERSION=1.3.5
+NEED_KSBA_VERSION=1.4.0
 
 NEED_NTBTLS_API=1
 NEED_NTBTLS_VERSION=0.2.0