diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index da5ffd123..b36fe1374 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ dnl Test for libebml, and define EBML_CFLAGS and EBML_LIBS
 dnl
   ebml_ver_req_major=0
   ebml_ver_req_minor=7
-  ebml_ver_req_micro=1
+  ebml_ver_req_micro=2
 
   AC_CACHE_CHECK([for libebml version >= ${ebml_ver_req_major}.${ebml_ver_req_minor}.${ebml_ver_req_micro}],
   [ac_cv_ebml_version],[
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a2d86ad74..d2adcdf9a 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: mkvtoolnix
 Section: graphics
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 3.0.0), libebml-dev (>= 0.7.1-1), libmatroska-dev (>= 0.7.4-1), libogg-dev, libvorbis-dev, libwxgtk2.4-dev, libexpat1-dev, zlib1g-dev, liblzo-dev, libbz2-dev, libflac-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 3.0.0), libebml-dev (>= 0.7.2-1), libmatroska-dev (>= 0.7.4-1), libogg-dev, libvorbis-dev, libwxgtk2.4-dev, libexpat1-dev, zlib1g-dev, liblzo-dev, libbz2-dev, libflac-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.5.8
 
 Package: mkvtoolnix