diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2680193..72495cc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "  make rpm      : Build an RPM package for RedHat-like Linux distributions"
 	@echo "  make server   : Start the development server"
 	@echo "  make test     : Run unit tests"
+	@echo "  make versionup: Increase the version patch number"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "To test and build everything from scratch:"
 	@echo "make buildall"
@@ -268,3 +269,9 @@ test:
 uninstall:
 	rm -rf $(PATHINSTBIN)
 	rm -rf $(PATHINSTDOC)
+
+# Increase the version patch number
+.PHONY: versionup
+versionup:
+	echo ${VERSION} | gawk -F. '{printf("%d.%d.%d\n",$$1,$$2,(($$3+1)));}' > VERSION
+
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index af8c8ec..f2c6cb6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.2.2
+4.2.3
diff --git a/resources/debian/control b/resources/debian/control
index 1a9a4c9..6d19ada 100644
--- a/resources/debian/control
+++ b/resources/debian/control
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ Vcs-Git: https://github.com/~#VENDOR#~/~#PROJECT#~.git
 Package: ~#PKGNAME#~
 Provides: php-~#PROJECT#~
 Architecture: all
-Depends: php (>= 8.0.0), php-date, php-zip, php-tecnickcom-tc-lib-color (<< 3.0.0), php-tecnickcom-tc-lib-color (>= 2.2.4), php-tecnickcom-tc-lib-pdf-encrypt (<< 3.0.0), php-tecnickcom-tc-lib-pdf-encrypt (>= 2.1.7), ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: php (>= 8.0.0), php-date, php-zip, php-tecnickcom-tc-lib-color (<< 3.0.0), php-tecnickcom-tc-lib-color (>= 2.2.5), php-tecnickcom-tc-lib-pdf-encrypt (<< 3.0.0), php-tecnickcom-tc-lib-pdf-encrypt (>= 2.1.8), ${misc:Depends}
 Description: PHP PDF Page Library
  PHP library containing PDF page formats and definitions.
diff --git a/resources/rpm/rpm.spec b/resources/rpm/rpm.spec
index 2425b10..43f9f15 100644
--- a/resources/rpm/rpm.spec
+++ b/resources/rpm/rpm.spec
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ Requires:  php(language) >= 8.0.0
 Requires:  php-date
 Requires:  php-zlib
 Requires:  php-composer(%{c_vendor}/tc-lib-color) < 3.0.0
-Requires:  php-composer(%{c_vendor}/tc-lib-color) >= 2.2.4
+Requires:  php-composer(%{c_vendor}/tc-lib-color) >= 2.2.5
 Requires:  php-composer(%{c_vendor}/tc-lib-pdf-encrypt) < 3.0.0
-Requires:  php-composer(%{c_vendor}/tc-lib-pdf-encrypt) >= 2.1.7
+Requires:  php-composer(%{c_vendor}/tc-lib-pdf-encrypt) >= 2.1.8
 
 Provides:  php-composer(%{c_vendor}/%{gh_project}) = %{version}
 Provides:  php-%{gh_project} = %{version}