diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9c671542a..3bd3df497 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Major changes in 0.6.7
  * Support build using system-installed bwrap
  * Allow access to the journal socket in the sandbox
  * builder: Support applying patches with git (useful for binary diffs)
+ * Require ostree 2016.6
 
 Major changes in 0.6.6
 ======================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 68dba3cef..29dd924e7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ if test "x$enable_sandboxed_triggers" = "xno"; then
       [Define if sandboxed triggers are disabled])
 fi
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OSTREE, [libgsystem >= 2015.1 ostree-1 >= 2016.5])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OSTREE, [libgsystem >= 2015.1 ostree-1 >= 2016.6])
 save_LIBS=$LIBS
 save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
 LIBS=$OSTREE_LIBS