diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 71d962ce..74af7591 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ AC_INIT([Flatpak],
         [http://flatpak.org/])
 
 GLIB_REQS=2.44
-SYSTEM_BWRAP_REQS=0.2.1
+SYSTEM_BWRAP_REQS=0.3.1
 SYSTEM_DBUS_PROXY_REQS=0.1.0
 OSTREE_REQS=2018.9