diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a9276c1a9dd04c56042543e4609ba04da7644e8e..b2f60fde4da0709ec282a69c862ef949c0b321d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ set(LIBKLEO_LIB_VERSION "5.5.40")
 set(AKONADI_LIB_VERSION "5.5.42")
 set(INCIDENCEEDITOR_LIB_VERSION "5.5.40")
 set(KTNEF_LIB_VERSION "5.5.40")
-set(MESSAGELIB_LIB_VERSION "5.5.52")
+set(MESSAGELIB_LIB_VERSION "5.5.61")
 set(AKONADICALENDAR_LIB_VERSION "5.5.40")
 set(CALENDAR_UTILS_VERSION "5.5.40")
 set(KPIMTEXTEDIT_LIB_VERSION "5.5.40")