diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5e97cf8b8a8..30fb83585a0 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ GLIB_VERSION=1.2.0
 LIBIDL_VERSION=0.6.3
 PERL_VERSION=5.006
 LIBART_VERSION=2.3.4
-CAIRO_VERSION=1.5.2
+CAIRO_VERSION=1.6.0
 GLITZ_VERSION=0.4.0
 PANGO_VERSION=1.10.0
 GTK2_VERSION=2.10.0