diff --git a/README b/README
index dd3ede4..dbeaf27 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Requirements
 ------------
 gtk3 (>= 3.6)
 glib (>= 2.50)
-girara (>= 0.2.7)
+girara (>= 0.2.8)
 sqlite3 (optional, >= 3.5.9)
 check (for tests)
 intltool
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 4ad6faf..4047bee 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ VERSION = ${ZATHURA_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ZATHURA_VERSION_MINOR}.${ZATHURA_VERSION_RE
 
 # girara
 GIRARA_VERSION_CHECK ?= 1
-GIRARA_MIN_VERSION = 0.2.7
+GIRARA_MIN_VERSION = 0.2.8
 GIRARA_PKG_CONFIG_NAME = girara-gtk3
 # glib
 GLIB_VERSION_CHECK ?= 1