diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 71c061481..3d31958ed 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ AC_INIT([mym4_package],[mym4_version],[https://bugs.gnupg.org])
 # As well as the source info for the man pages.
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GNUPG_SWDB_TAG, "gnupg26", [swdb tag for this branch])
 
-NEED_GPGRT_VERSION=1.46
+NEED_GPGRT_VERSION=1.50
 
 NEED_LIBGCRYPT_API=1
 NEED_LIBGCRYPT_VERSION=1.11.0