diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index c75afb4584..f5d5ed4b23 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ read_pkg() {
     setup_pkg $XBPS_TARGET_PKG $XBPS_CROSS_BUILD
 }
 
-readonly XBPS_VERSION_REQ="0.42"
+readonly XBPS_VERSION_REQ="0.43.1"
 readonly XBPS_VERSION=$(xbps-uhelper -V|awk '{print $2}')
 readonly XBPS_SRC_VERSION="113"
 export XBPS_MACHINE=$(uname -m)