diff --git a/common/global-defs.sh b/common/global-defs.sh
index d47f4fd99f..7ca5fc074e 100644
--- a/common/global-defs.sh
+++ b/common/global-defs.sh
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 # -*- shell mode -*-
 #
-# Sets globally the minimal versions required by the xbps source packages.
+# Sets the minimal required xbps versions to build packages.
 #
 # =========================================================
 # DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION!
 # =========================================================
 #
-# Every time a new source package requires a specific feature from a new
-# 'xbps-src', 'xbps' or 'base-chroot' package, that version must be
-# increased to "reproduce" the build behaviour (somewhat :-).
-
 # xbps-src version.
-XBPS_SRC_REQ=94
+XBPS_SRC_REQ=96
 
 # XBPS utils version.
-XBPS_UTILS_REQ=0.26.1
+XBPS_UTILS_REQ=0.29
 
 # XBPS utils API version.
-XBPS_UTILS_API_REQ=20130918
+XBPS_UTILS_API_REQ=20131224
 
-# base-chroot version.
+# Obsolete since xbps-src>=96 (base-chroot version).
 BASE_CHROOT_REQ=0.40_1