diff --git a/eclass/elisp-common.eclass b/eclass/elisp-common.eclass
index 1a54686988a27..004db173f0cda 100644
--- a/eclass/elisp-common.eclass
+++ b/eclass/elisp-common.eclass
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ BYTECOMPFLAGS="-L ."
 # @ECLASS_VARIABLE: NEED_EMACS
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # The minimum Emacs version required for the package.
-: "${NEED_EMACS:=23.1}"
+: "${NEED_EMACS:=25.3}"
 
 # @ECLASS_VARIABLE: _ELISP_EMACS_VERSION
 # @INTERNAL