diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e2feb35c11..a810283456 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dnl
 dnl SEE RELEASE.md FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO A RELEASE.
 dnl
 m4_define([year_version], [2022])
-m4_define([release_version], [8])
+m4_define([release_version], [9])
 m4_define([package_version], [year_version.release_version])
 AC_INIT([rpm-ostree], [package_version], [coreos@lists.fedoraproject.org])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
diff --git a/packaging/rpm-ostree.spec.in b/packaging/rpm-ostree.spec.in
index fbaa5adedb..bdd2b3fb4a 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm-ostree.spec.in
+++ b/packaging/rpm-ostree.spec.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Summary: Hybrid image/package system
 Name: rpm-ostree
-Version: 2022.8
+Version: 2022.9
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 URL: https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ BuildRequires: jq
 #########################################################################
 
 
-%global libsolv_version 0.7.17
+%global libsolv_version 0.7.21
 %global libmodulemd_version 2.13.0
 %global librepo_version 1.13.1
 
@@ -95,14 +95,13 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(librepo) >= %{librepo_version}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(check)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gio-unix-2.0) >= 2.46.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtk-doc)
-BuildRequires:  rpm-devel >= 4.11.0
+BuildRequires:  rpm-devel >= 4.15.0
 %if %{with zchunk}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zck) >= 0.9.11
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(sqlite3)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(json-c)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(cppunit)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libcrypto)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(modulemd-2.0) >= %{libmodulemd_version}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(smartcols)
 BuildRequires:  gettext