diff --git a/app/sanity.c b/app/sanity.c
index b89789049c..db56bd6e18 100644
--- a/app/sanity.c
+++ b/app/sanity.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ sanity_check_babl (void)
 
 #define BABL_REQUIRED_MAJOR 0
 #define BABL_REQUIRED_MINOR 0
-#define BABL_REQUIRED_MICRO 21
+#define BABL_REQUIRED_MICRO 22
 
   babl_get_version (&babl_major_version,
                     &babl_minor_version,
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3eed4dc653..98bbbb6874 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ m4_define([gimp_stable],
 m4_define([gimp_full_name], [GNU Image Manipulation Program])
 
 # required versions of other packages
-m4_define([babl_required_version], [0.0.21])
+m4_define([babl_required_version], [0.0.22])
 m4_define([gegl_required_version], [0.0.17])
 m4_define([glib_required_version], [2.16.1])
 m4_define([gtk_required_version], [2.12.1])