diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6d5d657eb..87831ae28 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2362,7 +2362,7 @@ dnl *********************
 dnl *** GRegex checks ***
 dnl *********************
 
-PCRE_REQUIRED_VERSION=8.13
+PCRE_REQUIRED_VERSION=8.31
 
 # Check if we should use the internal or the system-supplied pcre
 AC_ARG_WITH(pcre,