diff --git a/README b/README
index 5c697225..e0e22220 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Midori is a lightweight web browser.
 * Customizable and extensible interface.
 * Extensions written in C.
 
-Requirements: GTK+ 2.10, WebkitGTK+ 1.1.14, libXML2, libsoup 2.25.2, sqlite 3.0, Vala 0.10
+Requirements: GTK+ 2.10, WebkitGTK+ 1.1.17, libXML2, libsoup 2.25.2, sqlite 3.0, Vala 0.10
 
 Optional: Unique 0.9, libidn, docutils, libnotify
 
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index cb5b55fa..1126d275 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def configure (conf):
                     includes='/usr/X11R6/include', mandatory=False)
         conf.check (lib='Xss', libpath='/usr/X11R6/lib', mandatory=False)
     check_pkg ('gtk+-2.0', '2.10.0', var='GTK', args=args)
-    check_pkg ('webkit-1.0', '1.1.14', args=args)
+    check_pkg ('webkit-1.0', '1.1.17', args=args)
     check_pkg ('libsoup-2.4', '2.25.2')
     conf.define ('HAVE_LIBSOUP_2_25_2', 1)
     check_pkg ('libsoup-2.4', '2.27.90', False, var='LIBSOUP_2_27_90')