diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a344f75f..d8ea0e61 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AC_INIT([flatpak-builder],
 
 GLIB_REQS=2.44
 OSTREE_REQS=2017.10
-FLATPAK_REQS=0.9.8
+FLATPAK_REQS=0.9.9
 
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE