diff --git a/app/sanity.c b/app/sanity.c
index 6efbf36090..ff8a53aa4f 100644
--- a/app/sanity.c
+++ b/app/sanity.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ sanity_check_babl (void)
 
 #define BABL_REQUIRED_MAJOR 0
 #define BABL_REQUIRED_MINOR 1
-#define BABL_REQUIRED_MICRO 116
+#define BABL_REQUIRED_MICRO 118
 
   babl_get_version (&babl_major_version,
                     &babl_minor_version,