diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 76c292e61e3..8337129e596 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ setup_distfiles_mirror() {
     done
 }
 
-readonly XBPS_VERSION_REQ="0.46"
+readonly XBPS_VERSION_REQ="0.52"
 readonly XBPS_VERSION=$(xbps-uhelper -V|awk '{print $2}')
 readonly XBPS_SRC_VERSION="113"
 export XBPS_MACHINE=$(xbps-uhelper arch)