diff --git a/pkg.h b/pkg.h
index 15ed723..6566519 100644
--- a/pkg.h
+++ b/pkg.h
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 #define BUFSIZ	65535
 #endif
 
-/* we are compatible with 0.26 of pkg-config */
-#define PKG_PKGCONFIG_VERSION_EQUIV	"0.26"
+/* we are compatible with 0.27 of pkg-config */
+#define PKG_PKGCONFIG_VERSION_EQUIV	"0.27"
 
 typedef enum {
 	PKG_ANY = 0,
diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index e712afc..6dc1ebd 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --variable=includedir foo" \
 
 # 6) tests for builtins
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --modversion pkg-config" \
-	'0.26'
+	'0.27'
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --variable=prefix foo" \
 	'/usr'
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --define-variable=prefix=/test --variable=prefix foo" \