diff --git a/kiwixbuild/versions.py b/kiwixbuild/versions.py
index 0fdc9bd..d78bb2a 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/versions.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/versions.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ release_versions = {
 
 # This is the "version" of the whole base_deps_versions dict.
 # Change this when you change base_deps_versions.
-base_deps_meta_version = "01"
+base_deps_meta_version = "02"
 
 base_deps_versions = {
     "zlib": "1.2.12",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ base_deps_versions = {
     "zstd": "1.5.2",
     "docoptcpp": "0.6.2",
     "uuid": "1.43.4",
-    "xapian-core": "1.4.23",
+    "xapian-core": "1.4.26",
     "mustache": "4.1",
     "pugixml": "1.2",
     "libmicrohttpd": "0.9.76",