diff --git a/build/pkgs/fflas_ffpack/spkg-configure.m4 b/build/pkgs/fflas_ffpack/spkg-configure.m4
index 01a04713f07..8c7570bc8a9 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/fflas_ffpack/spkg-configure.m4
+++ b/build/pkgs/fflas_ffpack/spkg-configure.m4
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE([fflas_ffpack], [
     # the system fflas-ffpack, too. Use pkg-config to find a
     # recentish version, if there is one.
     PKG_CHECK_MODULES([FFLAS_FFPACK],
-                      [fflas-ffpack >= 2.4.0],
+                      [fflas-ffpack >= 2.5.0],
                       [sage_spkg_install_fflas_ffpack=no],
                       [sage_spkg_install_fflas_ffpack=yes])
   ])
diff --git a/build/pkgs/givaro/spkg-configure.m4 b/build/pkgs/givaro/spkg-configure.m4
index 84c4af52087..cb5d542b911 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/givaro/spkg-configure.m4
+++ b/build/pkgs/givaro/spkg-configure.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE([givaro], [
-    m4_pushdef([SAGE_GIVARO_MINVER],["40101"])
-    m4_pushdef([SAGE_GIVARO_LTVER],["40200"])
+    m4_pushdef([SAGE_GIVARO_MINVER],["40200"])
+    m4_pushdef([SAGE_GIVARO_LTVER],["40300"])
     SAGE_SPKG_DEPCHECK([gmp], [
         AC_PATH_PROG([GIVAROCONFIG], [givaro-config])
         AS_IF([test x$GIVAROCONFIG = x], [
diff --git a/build/pkgs/linbox/spkg-configure.m4 b/build/pkgs/linbox/spkg-configure.m4
index 1571c9de790..a9871cf78f1 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/linbox/spkg-configure.m4
+++ b/build/pkgs/linbox/spkg-configure.m4
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE([linbox], [
   SAGE_SPKG_DEPCHECK([fflas_ffpack flint fplll givaro gmp iml m4ri m4rie mpfr ntl], [
     PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LINBOX],
-                      [linbox >= 1.6.3 linbox <= 1.6.4],
+                      [linbox >= 1.7.0 linbox <= 1.7.0],
                       [sage_spkg_install_linbox=no],
                       [sage_spkg_install_linbox=yes])
   ])