diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 90b5b3369c..b21108e525 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-11-04  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
+
+	* configure.in: disable the whole bunch of FOO_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+	only for future versions of GLib, GTK+ and Pango because the
+	upcoming new stable versions add no new deprecations that are
+	relevant for the GIMP source.
+
 2004-11-04  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
 
 	* plug-ins/ifscompose/ifscompose.c: some undeprecation and
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ed95ffe374..d321181c4e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -394,13 +394,13 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GMODULE, gmodule-2.0 gobject-2.0)
 AC_SUBST(GMODULE_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GMODULE_LIBS)
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([if GLib is version 2.5.0 or newer])
-if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version=2.5.0 glib-2.0; then
-  have_glib_2_5=yes
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([if GLib is version 2.7.0 or newer])
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version=2.7.0 glib-2.0; then
+  have_glib_2_7=yes
 else
-  have_glib_2_5=no
+  have_glib_2_7=no
 fi
-AC_MSG_RESULT($have_glib_2_5)
+AC_MSG_RESULT($have_glib_2_7)
 
 dnl Check for bind_textdomain_codeset, including -lintl if GLib brings it in.
 gimp_save_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -414,13 +414,13 @@ AC_PATH_XTRA
 AM_PATH_GTK_2_0(gtk_required_version, :,
     AC_MSG_ERROR(Test for GTK+ failed. See the file 'INSTALL' for help.))
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([if GTK+ is version 2.5.0 or newer])
-if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version=2.5.0 gtk+-2.0; then
-  have_gtk_2_5=yes
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([if GTK+ is version 2.7.0 or newer])
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version=2.7.0 gtk+-2.0; then
+  have_gtk_2_7=yes
 else
-  have_gtk_2_5=no
+  have_gtk_2_7=no
 fi
-AC_MSG_RESULT($have_gtk_2_5)
+AC_MSG_RESULT($have_gtk_2_7)
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GDK_PIXBUF, gdk-pixbuf-2.0 >= gdk_pixbuf_required_version)
 AC_SUBST(GDK_PIXBUF_CFLAGS)
@@ -444,13 +444,13 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGOFT2, pangoft2 >= pangoft2_required_version, :,
 AC_SUBST(PANGOFT2_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(PANGOFT2_LIBS)
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([if Pango is version 1.5.0 or newer])
-if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version=1.5.0 pango; then
-  have_pango_1_5=yes
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([if Pango is version 1.9.0 or newer])
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version=1.9.0 pango; then
+  have_pango_1_9=yes
 else
-  have_pango_1_5=no
+  have_pango_1_9=no
 fi
-AC_MSG_RESULT($have_pango_1_5)
+AC_MSG_RESULT($have_pango_1_9)
 
 gimp_save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
 CFLAGS="$PANGOFT2_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
@@ -1484,19 +1484,19 @@ AC_SUBST(GIMP_MKENUMS)
 
 CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -DGIMP_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
 
-####################################################
-# Default to disable deprecated GTK+ stuff for 2.4.x
-####################################################
+##############################################################
+# Default to disable deprecated GTK+ stuff for 2.4.x and 2.6.x
+##############################################################
 
-if test "x$have_glib_2_5" != "xyes"; then
+if test "x$have_glib_2_7" != "xyes"; then
   CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
 fi
 
-if test "x$have_gtk_2_5" != "xyes"; then
+if test "x$have_gtk_2_7" != "xyes"; then
   CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -DGDK_PIXBUF_DISABLE_DEPRECATED -DGDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED -DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
 fi
 
-if test "x$have_pango_1_5" != "xyes"; then
+if test "x$have_pango_1_9" != "xyes"; then
   CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -DPANGO_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
 fi