diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8da2c374d4..cc4df3a03f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -842,8 +842,8 @@ if test x${MT940_DIR} = xmt940 ;
 then
     AC_MSG_WARN([MT940 importing support is enabled but is totally experimental!])
     PKG_CHECK_MODULES(HBCI, aqbanking >= "1.3.0", [], [
-      # aqbanking-1.3.0 was released on 2005-08-11
-      AC_AQBANKING(1,3,0)
+      # aqbanking-1.6.0 was released on 2005-09-22
+      AC_AQBANKING(1,6,0)
       if test x${have_aqbanking} != xyes; 
       then
       	AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find aqbanking. If you use --enable-mt940, you *have* to enable aqbanking.])
@@ -870,8 +870,9 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE( hbci,
 if test x${HBCI_DIR} = xhbci ;
 then
     # Check for Aqbanking library
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(HBCI, aqbanking >= "1.0.0", [], [
-      AC_AQBANKING(1,0,0)
+    # aqbanking-1.6.0 was released on 2005-09-22
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(HBCI, aqbanking >= "1.6.0", [], [
+      AC_AQBANKING(1,6,0)
       if test x${have_aqbanking} != xyes; 
       then
       	AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find aqbanking. If you use --enable-hbci, you *have* to enable aqbanking.])