diff --git a/eclass/elisp-common.eclass b/eclass/elisp-common.eclass
index b08dda26b80c1..ed601c9a0fe33 100644
--- a/eclass/elisp-common.eclass
+++ b/eclass/elisp-common.eclass
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # When relying on the emacs USE flag, you need to add
 #
 # @CODE
-# emacs? ( >=app-editors/emacs-26.3:* )
+# emacs? ( >=app-editors/emacs-27.2:* )
 # @CODE
 #
 # to your DEPEND/RDEPEND line and use the functions provided here to
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ EMACS=${EPREFIX}/usr/bin/emacs
 # @ECLASS_VARIABLE: EMACSFLAGS
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # Flags for executing Emacs in batch mode.
-# These work for Emacs versions 18 to 30, so don't change them.
+# These work for Emacs versions 18 to 31, so don't change them.
 EMACSFLAGS="-batch -q --no-site-file"
 
 # @ECLASS_VARIABLE: BYTECOMPFLAGS
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ BYTECOMPFLAGS="-L ."
 # @ECLASS_VARIABLE: NEED_EMACS
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # The minimum Emacs version required for the package.
-: "${NEED_EMACS:=26.3}"
+: "${NEED_EMACS:=27.2}"
 
 # @ECLASS_VARIABLE: _ELISP_EMACS_VERSION
 # @INTERNAL