diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3d79728e6..de95e2fc6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ TELEPATHY_GLIB_MIN_VERSION=0.17.5
 TELEPATHY_LOGGER_MIN_VERSION=0.2.4
 POLKIT_MIN_VERSION=0.100
 STARTUP_NOTIFICATION_MIN_VERSION=0.11
-GCR_MIN_VERSION=3.3.5
+GCR_MIN_VERSION=3.3.90
 
 # Collect more than 20 libraries for a prize!
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GNOME_SHELL, gio-unix-2.0 >= $GIO_MIN_VERSION